Health & Safety Inspections

The college expects a certain level of cleanliness and a certain level of safety standards to be maintained in the residence halls. It is the responsibility of all residents within a suite to maintain a clean and healthy living environment. To ensure that this standard is met, the Housing and Residence Life staff will conduct: 

Weekly “walk-throughs” to make sure the suites common areas are kept in a safe and sanitary condition; this “walk-through” may include individual bedrooms when it is necessary to visually inspect fire safety equipment
New York State fire safety inspections of the entire suite, usually once per year
If a problem is noted in the room/suite, residents will be given a verbal/written request to rectify the situation by a specific date. At that time, the room/suite will be re-inspected. Failure to correct a documented problem may result in judicial action.

Excessive damage or a problem that produces an unsafe/unhealthy living condition may result in judicial action including, but not limited to, residence hall probation, professional cleaning charges or the loss of residence hall privileges.

Any fines that are imposed by the New York State fire inspector will be billed directly to the resident(s) responsible for the violation. In the case where the responsible party cannot be identified for a violation within a suite, the amount will be split equally among the members of the suite.