Caption: Booklet - Handbook of Student Housing (1950)
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ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENTS W H A T FACTS SHOULD I CONSIDER S I G N I N G A RENTAL A G R E E M E N T ? BEFORE Before you sign such an agreement, therefore, you should always ask if the home is listed with the Housing Division as an Approved Student home. In the first place, it is good business procedure to have a written agreement with the person from whom you rent space, because the agreement provides protection for both you and the operator. This agreement is also a partial record of your rights and responsibilities. Usually, you will be required to pay a deposit when you sign an agreement. See page 30 for information on the purpose of this deposit, and on how much to pay. Here are the things which you should have clearly in mind before you sign the agreement: 1. The exact date when you can move into your room. 2. How many roommates you will have. 3. Whether or not the deposit you pay will be applied on the total semester charge for rent. 4. When meals (if any) are served, when meal service begins and ends for the semester, how many meals are served each week, and when meal service begins and ends for holiday periods such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. 5. Where you sleep — that is, will it be in the study room, or in a dormitory? 6. The conditions under which you must forfeit your deposit. 7. The rules about using or not using your room during official University holidays. W H A T AGREEMENT FORMS ARE USUALLY USED IN APPROVED HOUSES? Study Room—Men's Residence Hall The most common form of agreement now used in the rental of rooms in privately-operated housing is the one called "Rooming House Agreement — For Use in Approved Student Homes." The Housing Division provides this form, which is supposed to be used only by persons operating University-approved units. If meals are included, the house directors usually ask you to sign a separate meal service agreement. The Housing Division encourages this practice. But there are times when you will be asked to sign a form which combines room and board agreements. In other words, several different forms are in use. If the terms of any form you are asked to sign are not clear to you, you should get in touch with the Housing Division staff immediately and ask questions about them. You should always, of course, READ the agreement carefully before you sign it. In this way, you can avoid later misunderstandings about what you are supposed to get for your money, whether or not you can use the room during holidays, the conditions under which you might have to forfeit your deposit, who 29 28
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