Painting
If your room needs painting, please make a request to the Housing & Residence Life Office.  We will send in a work order and the UM painters will take care of it for you.  All rooms have recently been painted but in some instances, an additional once over may be required.  If a room is repainted due to damages during your stay, you will be charged for the job!

Rooms may only be painted with paint purchased from the University and by University Painters.  

Borders
You may not put up any type of border in your room (paint or wallpaper). Some rooms may have border already up. You may remove it as long as it does not damage the walls. As the UM painters make their way through the buildings, they will paint over or remove all borders from all rooms. If you have a border in your room when you move in, be sure to indicate that on the Room Inventory Form. If the border is there when you move out, and you did not indicate that it was there when you moved in, you will be charged for removal.

Picture Hanging
Do not put nails or staples in the walls or any sticky substance or decals that won't come off doors or walls. We suggest a substance like Handy-Tak for affixing posters to the walls. Some residence halls have picture molding along the walls. You may use small nails to hang pictures in your room if your hall is equipped with picture molding. Your account will be charged for any destruction of the walls and doors due to hanging posters, pictures, etc.

Room Furniture
If you would like to bring furniture from home, you may store the University's furniture in your building's storage area, if space is available. Check with a staff member for information about storage areas and guidelines for storage. If space is available, you may store furniture when there is a staff member on-duty in your building (in the evenings after 6:00 pm). All furniture must be returned to the room and set up before you check-out of your room or your account will be charged a fine. However, because of recent renovations in Peck, Hanson, Napier and The Residential College, UM furniture must be kept in the rooms and cannot be placed in storage.  These halls have all been equipped with new furniture.

Waterbeds are not allowed in the residence halls.

Ceiling Decorations
Do not attach anything to the ceiling of your residence hall or room. This includes fishnets, flags, parachutes, stars, etc.

Appliances
Compact refrigerators are allowed in individual rooms. If you have a refrigerator in your room, a $15 per semester energy surcharge will be assessed ($5 per summer term).

There are a limited number of MicroFridge (fridge/freezer/microwave) units available for rental through Housing & Residence Life, at a rate of $160 per academic year.

Due to energy restrictions, individual microwaves are not allowed in residence hall rooms except in Peck Hall. Each residence hall has at least one microwave in a common area available for you to use.

Holiday Decorations
Live trees are not permitted in the residence hall common areas or in individual rooms. All lights and cords must be in safe working condition and be UL-approved. Candles or other open flames are not permitted.

Lofts
You may not construct a loft for your room.  Lofts must be a free standing Collegiate Loft (www.cblorder.com) and information is included with the Housing assignment information.  These lofts have been approved because they meet all the safety guidelines and the company is responsible for the installation and removal of the loft.  The University assumes no liability for injury or damage due to lofts.   If you don't use a loft, you can bunk your beds.  Bunking pegs are available to purchase in the Housing & Residence Life Office.

Note: All personalization must be removed at the close of each academic year or when you move out of the room. If you fail to remove all personalization, your account will be charged for removing it and for the repair of any damage caused.