Common Area Furniture
Room Furniture
Alterations and Additions
Lofts
Waterbeds

Common Area Furniture

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Furniture assigned to a House lounge and/or suite common area may not be appropriated for a student’s personal use. Furniture must not be physically removed from the house/hall. Common area furniture must adhere to CAL133 fire code. Students may not add non-Institute owned furniture to common spaces.

Room Furniture

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All rooms in MIT residences--with the exception of rooms in graduate residences Eastgate, Westgate, and Edgerton--are furnished with

• bed and mattress (twin extra-long 39 incles wide x 80 inches long)
• dresser and/or wardrobe
• desk, chair, bookshelves (lamps are not provided)

You are responsible for the furniture supplied in your room.  If you wish to remove furniture from your room, you must obtain permission from your house manager and make arrangements to store or transfer the furniture within your residence (not permitted in some residences).  You must return all stored fruniture to your room before you vacate, even if you are returning in the fall.  If you fail to do so, you may be charged fro the replacement cost of missing furniture.

Alterations and Additions

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Before you make any alterations to the physical conditionso f your residence hall, (painting, constructing lofts, etc.), you must obtain the approval of your house manager.  Your house government develops its own guidelines for materials that may be displayed within the residence.  In general, you are not permitted to

• alter or add to any part of the building structure or mechanical and electrical systems
• palce, affix, hang or extend any materials on any exterior surface of an MIT residence, including rooftops.

Exception:  During undergraduate orientation (the period between August 15 and undergraduate registration day), you are permitted to safely affix banners to your residece with the approval and assistance of the Housing Office.  All banners must be safely removed on or before undergraduate registration day.

Lofts

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Plans for construction of lofts must be submitted to the House Operations Manager, who will review and approve adequacy of structural design. For reasons of safety and to ensure that sleeping residents are visible in a building fire search, lofts may not be attached to building components or be enclosed with drapes, curtains or doors. The structure must have smooth surfaces with no protruding nails, bolts, or angle forms. Per electrical code, no electrical wiring or lighting fixtures may be fixed to the loft structure.

Sprinklers must not be blocked or shielded. The structure must be three feet from sprinkler heads and ceiling. Additional information covering location, height, and size are available from the Safety Office, and/or your House Operations Manager. Completed structures are subject to inspection by the House Operations Manager for approval. Lofts are prohibited in Simmons Hall and all graduate housing.

Waterbeds

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waterbeds are not permitted in any MIT residence or apartment building.