Policies and Procedures

• Residence Hall Contract
• Room and Hall Changes
• Residence Hall and Roommate Assignment
• Private Rooms
• Roommate Consolidation
• Opening and Closing of Residence Halls
• Check-In
• Check-Out
• Damages
• Early Move-In
• Refund of Housing Fees
• Payment of Housing Fees
• Room Entry
• Withdrawal from the University
• Eviction from Housing due to non-payment of fees on the Student account
• Application Renewal / Room Re-Assignment (SHARP)
• Cancellation Policy
• Contract Appeals
• Email and Communication Practices
• Storage Policy
• Furniture
• Maintenance Requests
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Furniture

• Each student is provided with furnishings that may include a single bed and mattress, study desk, desk chair, chest of drawers, and mirror. Students may not move additional items into the room from public areas of the hall or from other student rooms. Fluid-filled furniture is prohibited. Students may bring items from home to personalize their rooms.
• Care should be taken not to damage walls or the general condition of the room. Residents will be charged for any damages or changes to the general condition of the room or its furnishings.
• A student can request Housing Facilities Department, (662) 325-2190, to pick-up, store, and return residence hall furniture for a fee. The following new and renovated halls are exempt from this: Building 3, Cresswell Hall, Critz Hall, Griffis Hall, Hathorn Hall, Hurst Hall, McKee Hall, Ruby Hall, or Sessums Hall.
• A student or parent cannot remove furniture from the residence hall room or MSU campus at any time.
• Furniture cannot be left in corridors as that is a violation of security and fire codes.
• Furniture that is broken will be picked up and replaced when a Fix-It request form is submitted. Students found responsible for damaged or broken furniture will be billed for repair or replacement costs.
• When furniture storage is requested, the student is required to come by the Housing Facilities Office to complete the storage form.
• All storage fees will be charged to the student's MSU account. Fees may be paid for by the semester or the year. Fees are non-refundable. If a roommate leaves his/her loft beds and/or personal furniture in the room for the other roommate's use, then it becomes the responsibility of the roommate to pay the necessary fees if fees have not already been paid.
• It is the responsibility of the student to request the return of the furniture one-week prior to checking out. Students will be charged for missing furniture.
• Resident Advisers of each residence hall are required to maintain an accurate inventory of all property and perform a visual inspection of each room prior to check-in and check-out and reporting discrepancies to their Residence Director each semester.
• The Housing Inventory Office is also required to perform a visual inspection and internal audit of all property each semester and report their findings to the Residence Directors and department administration.
• Cinder blocks or any devices other than an approved loft used to elevate beds are prohibited for liability and security reasons.
• Lobby furniture is designed for the lobby and must remain in the lobby Students are prohibited from removing furniture from the lobby to any other location. Students found with lobby furniture in any location other than the lobby will be charged accordingly for the removal of such property.

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