1. POLICIES REVIEW

2. POLICIES DOCUMENTS
 Student Code of Conduct
 All students in the University Community, regardless of institutional or program
affiliation, are expected to know and adhere to the regulations, rules, and policies of
the University, as well as local, state, and federal laws.
 Guidebook
 This document contains more specific policies regarding Housing and Residential Life.
This will be more applicable to students living within the residence halls.

3. ALCOHOL POLICY
 Students who display intoxicated behavior or who require assistance due
to consumption of alcohol are subject to disciplinary action.
 In accordance with Florida Atlantic University’s policy on Alcoholic
beverages policy 1.2, I, per the housing policy concerning alcoholic
beverages, understand only beer and wine are permitted in university
housing by residents of legal age.
 Students who are 21 years old may consume beer and wine in their
assigned room and not provide alcohol to anyone below the legal drinking
age. Residents are not permitted to carry an open container around the
housing common areas and lobbies.
 Beer kegs, Party balls, Funnels and Hard Liquors, and any drinking
paraphernalia such as pong tables, shot glasses, and beer or wine glasses
are not permitted in or around university housing.
 The collection of empty beer or alcohol bottles or cans are not permitted.
 Any University Official has the right to request appropriate student
identification when questioning an individuals age for alcohol consumption
purposes.

4. ALCOHOL POLICY OVERVIEW

5. DRUGS POLICY
 The unlawful possession, use or distribution of illicit
drugs by students on institutional property or at any of
its activities is prohibited.
 If drugs are found, student will be suspended from
housing.
 During the suspension the student is still responsible
for paying his or her housing assignment.

6. DRUG POLICY OVERVIEW

7. SMOKING POLICY
• Smoking is not permitted on campus including any of the
University Housing buildings, in compliance with the Florida
Clean Indoor Air Act, F.S., 386, Part II and the Florida Atlantic
University tobacco-free policy, which also will prohibit the use
of e-cigarettes. In an effort to create a healthier environment for
all students, faculty, employees, vendors and visitors at Florida
Atlantic University, the use of all tobacco products including
cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chewing
tobacco, smokeless pouches, e-cigarettes and any other form
of loose-leaf, smokeless tobacco will be prohibited on all FAU
campuses. This tobacco free policy will be in effect for all
indoor spaces, outdoor locations and within cars on campus.

8. NOISE POLICY – COURTESY HOURS
 Courtesy Hours: Courtesy hour restrictions are enforced 24
hours each day. At no time should residents’ noise level
interfere with the academic community.
 Loud talking or music, bouncing a ball, skateboarding, in
line skating, or other disruptive activities in rooms,
courtyards, balconies, stairwells, elevated walkways, patios,
multi purpose areas or lobby areas is prohibited.
 Stereos, radios, TVs, and other sound systems may not be
played so loudly that they disturb others. Speakers may not
be placed in windows. Bass systems and amplifiers are
prohibited in the Residence Halls.
 Residents are responsible for turning down sound systems
or discontinuing noisy activity if requested to do so by
another resident or staff member at any time.

9. NOISE POLICY – QUIET HOURS
 Quiet Hours: During quiet hours, loud playing of radios,
stereos or any other noisy activity is prohibited.
 Quiet hours will be enforced during the following periods:
 Sunday – Thursday 10pm - 11am
 Friday-Saturday 12am - 11am
 Quiet hours are enforced at these times regardless of
holidays or semester breaks.
 During final examination periods, quiet hours will be
enforced 24 hours per day, beginning at 10 p.m. on the
evening before the last day of classes extending through
the last graduation of the semester.

10. GUEST/VISITATION POLICY
• The Department of Housing and Residential Life welcomes
residents’ guests, however in doing so, has outlined the guest
and visitation policy to address any person visiting a residence
hall or student apartment. Please note the following definitions:
• Guest: Any individual who is not a resident of the room, suite, or
apartment that they are visiting while on campus. This includes
FAU resident students, general FAU students, and family
members. All guests must have prior approval by all
roommates/suitemates.
• Host: The resident of the room, suite, or apartment that a guest
is visiting

11. GUEST/VISITATION POLICY CONT.
• Hosts assume full responsibility for the conduct of their guests. FAU
students will be held responsible for any violations of the FAU Student
Code of Conduct. Hosts are expected to be familiar with University and
Housing rules and to inform their guests accordingly. Guests are
required to respect and follow University and Housing rules and
regulations. Hosts may have overnight guests for up to 15 nights per
semester with the prior approval of Roommates/suitemate, if a resident
hosts two guests over the course of one night, this will count as two
over- night visits. Hosts may have a maximum of two overnight guests
at a time. Hosts may have an overnight guest for a maximum of three
consecutive nights. Overnight guests will be registered at the Area
Office by 10:00 PM.
• Residents are not permitted to assign or sublease their assigned
space.
• Residents may not permit any additional individuals, regardless of
gender, to live with them in their assigned space. Guests may not give
the appearance of living in a space by having food, drawer space, and
personal belongings in the bathroom, or being in possession of a
resident’s Owl Card, key fob, or room keys.

12. GUEST/VISITATION POLICY CONT.
• Housing and Residential Life staff may make the determination
that a gathering exceeds safe occupancy and may require
some or all guests to vacate the area including student rooms,
lounges or lobbies.
• Social gatherings at which alcohol is served must be
conducted in accordance with the FAU Policy on Alcoholic
Beverages Policy 1.2.
• The Department of Housing and Residential Life staff reserves
the right to ask any guest to leave at any time.
• Students are responsible for what occurs within their assigned
space, including in suite common areas.
• All guests must be escorted at all times and carry a valid photo
I.D.

13. DOUBLE OCCUPANCY POLICY
• You are required to only occupy your side of the
room at all times. Please do not allow guest(s) to
sleep or settle into the unoccupied space/area, as
we may have a new arrival check-in.

14. COMPLICITY POLICY
 An individual is complicit in a violation if he/she is aware
of its occurrence and has the ability to report the
violation or remove themselves from the situation/room
where the violation is occurring but fails to do so.

15. CANDLES & INCENSE POLICY
 Possession of candles (unless the wicks are clipped
o the wax), open flames, incense, hot plates or other
heating units with an open flame or heating element
are prohibited.

16. LOCK OUT POLICY
• If a resident temporarily misplaces a key, the student can come down
to the area office for a lockout. The first lockout is complimentary for
the student to be let back into their room, and subsequently will be
charged $15.00 to their student account each additional lockout after
that. A tag key may be checked out at the Area Office for 1 hour to
allow the resident to retrieve their own keys. A tag key can be
checked out between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday –
Friday and any use of a tag key will incur a charge of $15.00
assessment to the student’s account. A lock change will result if a
resident has lost key(s) or has not returned the tag key within the 1
hour limit.
• The student may contact the RA for lock outs which occur after 4:30
p.m. daily or on weekends. Additionally, failure to carry your Owl card
that requires a need to be let in to the building by RA staff between
the hours of 12AM – 8AM will be assessed a charge.

17. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES
 Items that are prohibited, illegal to possess or pose danger to the safety of
the individual or University Housing community, or which violate state or
federal laws, University policy or Department of Housing and Residential
Life policy, are subject to removal. The possession of illegal items may
result in criminal prosecution, disciplinary action in accordance with the
FAU Student Code of Conduct, Regulation 4.007, or both. Illegal items will
be turned over to the University Police.
 Residents will be asked to immediately dispose of any item(s) in violation
of University Housing rules or University Housing personnel will remove
the item(s). If an item is removed, the resident will be issued
documentation indicating the removal and labeling of the item.

18. ANIMAL POLICY
 Possession of animals, other than fish as defined below, are prohibited.
Any cost associated with the possession of an illegal animal will be
charged to the responsible resident(s) or to all residents of the
room/apartment, (damaged furniture, cleaning, pest control, etc.). Feeding
or petting stray or wild animals is prohibited. Fish, may be maintained as
pets, as long as they are kept in fish tanks which are no larger than 10
gallon capacity. Residents are responsible for maintaining the tanks and
are responsible for any and all damage caused by the fish or the tank. This
policy shall not effect service animals approved by the Office for Students
with Disabilities