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17 The Washington Center • Code of Conduct Spring 2025 Roommates: Most apartments in TWC facilities are shared spaces between one other roommate. Residents are expected to be respectful to their roommates during the program. Communication is an important tool between roommates to ensure mutual understanding and agreement upon shared responsibilities, such as cleaning. For this reason, all TWC residents living with at least one other roommate or apartment mate MUST complete an Apartment Agreement Form at the beginning of their term. All roommates and apartment mates must agree on the policies established in the Form and sign their consent. For any issues that are not agreed upon, residents should seek the advice and mediation of the Community Manager. Participants of programs less than 14 days will not be asked to complete an Apartment Agreement Form. • Despite upfront planning, roommate conflicts can still occur throughout the term. In the event of the policies in the Apartment Agreement Form being violated or other discomfort within a room, all roommates may be asked to participate in mediation with a staff member from the Office of Housing and Community Life. Failure to participate in these meetings may result in decisions regarding housing and services being made on behalf of a resident by TWC staff members. Failure to follow mediation directions from a member of the Office of Housing and Community Life after mediation in the apartment can result in removal from TWC housing without a refund. • Consolidation may be necessary when many residents are living in rooms or apartments with vacant spaces. TWC may consolidate rooms prior to the start of the term or during the term, depending on need. Residents will be notified of any changes to their apartment or bedroom occupancy via email by TWC Housing and Community Life. TWC reserves the right to consolidate apartment spaces at any time. Failure to comply with a consolidation directive and/or the timeline dictated by TWC staff may result in removal from TWC housing. Smoking: Smoking is prohibited within all Washington Center facilities. Smoking is defined as inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarettes, pipes, bongs, hookahs, or other lighted tobacco product or marijuana in any manner or form. Smoking must be conducted a minimum of 50 feet from all TWC facilities. Students are not allowed to smoke on all balconies and patio areas of the residential units. Smoking in an apartment or restricted area will result in a minimum $50.00 fine. Residents and participants will also be held responsible for any costs associated with the removal of any smoke smells, cigarette/cigar litter or other smoking- related damages and charges from building management. • Smoking is also prohibited in all indoor public areas, including but not limited to hallways, elevators, stairwells, and lobbies of TWC facilities. If a participant chooses to smoke outside of a TWC facility, s/he must stand at least 50 feet away from designated entrances. Cigarette waste must be disposed of in proper receptacles. Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in fines and sanctions. Solicitation: TWC participants will not be permitted to utilize any TWC owned or rented property for any commercial venture or business. Commercial activity shall not be conducted by TWC participants on any TWC owned or rented property. • TWC respects participants' rights to privacy. As such, businesses, as well as participants wishing to advertise programs, will not be permitted to distribute flyers, promotional items, and other goods to TWC owned or rented units. Any participant wishing to access TWC residents via residential units or common areas must first seek approval and be granted permission by the Office of Housing and Community Life. This includes speaking engagements, door-to-door solicitation, flyer distribution and other actions. The Office of Housing and Community Life reserves the right to deny the display of content deemed inappropriate for the TWC community or the general public. Trash Disposal: All trash should be removed from apartments in a timely manner. Cardboard boxes and newspapers must be disposed of in dumpsters or recycling bins instead of using trash chutes. Do not leave trash piled in a trash chute room; if a trash chute is not available or is backed up, take the trash to the building's dumpsters. Residents are encouraged to use recycling bins whenever possible to decrease the amount of trash disposed. Excessive amounts of trash left in trash rooms, common spaces, or other non-designated areas for trash or recycling may result in

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