Columbia University Housing

You are financially responsible for any damages, missing items, or unsatisfactory conditions in your room. Financial responsibility for areas other than individual student rooms will be assigned to the smallest definable group (i.e. suitemates sharing a common area). Residents will be charged for costs including, but not limited to:

• Replacing or repairing furnishings, appliances, or fixtures that have been altered or removed without express written approval of Housing Services. This includes items removed from personal rooms, suite common areas, floor and building lounges, and other residence hall spaces or Brownstones.
• Returning furnishings, appliances, or fixtures to their proper locations.
• Additional cleaning of individual and/or common area appliances, rugs, floors, or furnishings after check-out.
• Taking corrective action when residents do not maintain satisfactory housekeeping, sanitation, and safety standards.
• Repairing and restoring beyond normal wear and tear.
• Replacing or restoring fire equipment or other safety devices.
• Removing abandoned bulk items such as furniture and other non-Columbia issued furnishings.

The charge for repair, restoration, or corrective action will equal the costs of material and labor. The charge for items lost, stolen, or destroyed will equal the cost of replacement. The minimum common area damage charge is $10 per resident.

2008-2009 Damage Rates
Cleaning of Room/Suite	$140 per person
Mattress	$200
Bed Frame	$225
Room Furniture	$450 per item
Suite Furniture	$450 per item
Disassembled Units	$145
Sheetrock Damage (wall)	$300 per wall
Plaster Damage (wall)	$300 per wall
Repainting (wall)	$300 per wall
Locks	$50
Carpeting (8' x 10')	$600
Broken Window	$175
Broken Door	$600
Television	$500
Broken Jacks	$450