When you register for on-campus housing you must sign a housing contract. We have shared a sample housing contract below, for your information. This contract is valid during your entire time on campus.

Conditions

One-half of the fee shall be due with the first term bill for the fall term and one-half of the fee shall be
due with the first term bill for the spring term (unless Licensee uses another University approved
payment plan). Licensee will be liable for the fee for an entire academic year, unless the University
terminates the license. The University may cancel this license and reassign the Quarters if (before the
course registration deadline for upper-level students, before registration for first-year students) for the
applicable term Licensee has not started or resumed his or her occupancy of if Licensee has been
granted permission to live off-campus, in either of which case there may be a cancellation fee of up to
one-quarter of the fee for the term.

The University reserves the right to terminate this license for any cause it deems reasonable (including
without limitation when Licensee’s conduct jeopardizes his or her welfare or the welfare of the
community), making an appropriate adjustment of the fee. The University may also reassign Licensee
to other Quarters at any time.

The University shall be under no obligation to furnish heat for the Quarters during any academic
vacation. If Licensee chooses to occupy and receives permission from the House Office or Dean of
Students Office to occupy the Quarters during any such vacation, then any temporary source of heat
utilized by Licensee must be first inspected and approved by the University. Licensee shall have no right
to occupy the Quarters between the spring and fall terms and no storage for personal property shall be
provided in the building(s) in which the Quarters are located.

The University shall not be liable for any inconvenience, loss, or damage caused by insufficiency of heat
or irregularity in the supply of electric current, or for the loss or theft of or damage to any property of
Licensee or Licensee’s visitors, wherever situated. Each occupant of the Quarters is responsible for the
care of University property in the Quarters, and the cost of loss or damage will be assessed to Licensee
and student(s) judged by University officials to be responsible. All occupants of a suite or room may be
held jointly responsible for any loss or damage to the suite or room. Licensee also shares with other
residents joint responsibility for the common areas of the suite, floor, entry, residence hall, or other
common facilities and may be subject to joint assessment in the event loss or damage to such areas
where University officials conclude that individual responsibility cannot be established. A degree will not
be granted to Licensee until such assessments are paid in full.

The University reserves the right to enter the Quarters at times it deems reasonable for standards of
safety and/or building maintenance. For routine inspections, students will ordinarily be notified in
advance by the Building Manager.

The Licensee may not share or otherwise allow use of University identification or Keys to the Quarters
with any other person(s). The Quarters may not be “sub-licensed” in any manner.

Harvard College, Sample Housing Contract 2023