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AddendumforFamilyHousing(BuckeyeVillage)1.ContractOfferandAcceptance

A. Shouldtheresidentbreakthecontractpriortothebeginningdate,thesecuritydepositwillbeforfeited.Inaddition,monthlyrentwillbechargedtotheresidentuntiltheapartmentcanbereassignedtoanewresident.

B. Iftheapartmentcannotbereassignedimmediately,theresidentwillbechargedmonthlyrentuntiltheapartmentcanbereassigned.Reasonableeffortwillbemadetoreassignallvacantapartmentsassoonaspossible.

C. Iftheresidenthasnotcheckedintothecontractedapartmentby3p.m.ofthebeginningdateofthecontract,theapartmentwillbeautomaticallyreassignedunlesstheresidenthasnotifiedtheBuckeyeVillageofficeinwritingthathe/shewillbe

checkinginatalatertimeordate.

2.ContractDurationA. ContractsmaybeginatanytimeatBuckeyeVillage,butexpireonMay15theachyear.Residentshavetheoptiontorenew

theircontractsforthefollowingyear(May16thtoMay15

th).

B. Thecontractwillcontinueuntilterminatedbytheresidentswithdrawalfromclassesorbytheresidentsgraduationfromtheuniversity.AnIntenttoVacateform,availableattheBuckeyeVillageoffice,mustbeonfileattheBuckeyeVillage

officeatleast45daysinadvanceofthedatetheresidentintendstovacatetheapartment.

C. Iftheresidentgiveslessthantherequired45daysnoticeofintenttovacate,rentwillbechargedfor45daysfromthedatethevacancynoticeisreceived.Intheeventthattheresidentgivesmorethan45daysnoticeofintenttovacate,rentwillbe

chargedthroughthedateonwhichtheapartmentisvacatedandkeysreturned.

D. Iftheresidentisgraduating,theresidentmustvacatethepremisesnolaterthansevencalendardaysaftercommencement,givingtheproperadvancevacatenoticeof45days.

3.TermsofContractA. Theapartmentshallnotbeusedforunlawfulpurposes,foranypurposecontrarytofederal,state,oruniversityguidelines,o

insuchamannerastoconstituteanuisanceorannoyancetotheresidentialcommunity.

B. Whenanon-disabledresidentisassignedtoanapartmentthatcomplieswiththeADAlaws,thelastnon-disabledresidentintotheapartmentwillbethefirstresidentvacatedfromthatapartmentinordertoassignthatapartmenttoadisabled

resident.4.Utilities

A. Theuniversityagreestoprovidereasonableamountsofheat,waterandwastedisposalconsistentwithuniversitypoliciesduringthecontractservicesperiod.

B. Theuniversityagreestoprovideinternetintheassignedapartmentandtoincludethemonthlylocalservicechargeintherentfee.

C. Residentswillberesponsibleforobtainingandpayingdirectlyforallotherutilities,including,withoutlimitation,electricity,telephoneandcableservices,thattheresidentmaydesire.

5.RentandPaymentsA. Rentwillbechargedandprorated(see5Ebelow)fromthedateonwhichtheresidentpicksuptheapartmentkeyorfrom

thebeginningdateofthecontract,whichevercomesfirst.

B. Allmonthlyrentpaymentsaredueonorbythefirstdayofeachmonthandmustbemadeduringthefirstfivebusinessdaysofeachmonth.

C. Rentreceivedorpostmarkedafterthefifthbusinessdaywillbeassessedlatepenaltiesupto$25perpayment.D. AllrentsarepayabletoTheOhioStateUniversity.PaymentsmaybemadewithVisa/MasterCard/Discover/Americanexpress

onlineorbyphoneandwillincludea$2creditcardprocessingfee.Paymentsmaybemadeinpersonbypersonalcheck,

travelerscheck,moneyorder,cash,orVisa/MasterCard/Discover/AmericanExpresswithoutanyprocessingfee.Payments

mayalsobemailedto:UniversityHousing,350MorrillTower,1910CannonDrive,Columbus,Ohio,43210-1290.

E. Rentchargesforoccupancylessthanafullmonthshallbecomputedonthebasisofadailychargeequalto1/30ofthemonthlyrenttimesthenumberofdaysthattheresidentand/orhis/herbelongingsoccupytheapartment.

6.DelinquentPayments

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A. Ifrentpaymentisnotmadeasof5p.m.onthefifthbusinessdayofthemonth,itwillbeconsidereddelinquent.Beginninga5p.m.onthefifthbusinessdayofthemonth,alatepenaltyof$15willbeimposedinadditiontotherent,plusanadditional

$2foreachdaythereafter,toamaximumlatepenaltyof$25.

B. Iftheresidentspaymentbypersonalcheckisreturnedbythebankforinsufficientfunds,a$30processingfeewillbecharged.

C. Residentswhoserentpaymentshavebeenreturnedthreetimesforinsufficientfundsincheckingaccountsordeclinedcreditcardswillberequiredtopayfuturerentbymoneyorder.

D. Theuniversityshallhavetherighttorepossesstheapartmentshouldtheresidentsrentbeinarrearsandremainunpaidfor30daysafterthereceiptofnoticeofdefault.Theresidentagreestorecoveranydeficiencyinrentandexpensesforany

damagesthattheuniversitymayhavesustainedasaresultoftheresidentsuseandoccupancyoftheapartment.

E. Ifachangeassessedtoacreditcardischallengedbytheresidentand,afterresearch,isdeemedvalid,a$30chargewillbeassessedtorecoverresearch/processingtime.

F. Paymentsdelinquentformorethanonemonthorremainsdueupondeparturewillbebilledtotheresidentsuniversityaccount.Aholdmayalsobeplacedupontheresidentsstudentrecords.

7.SecurityDepositA. Uponacceptanceofhis/hercontractinBuckeyeVillage,theresidentshallpayasecuritydepositequaltoonemonthsrent.B. Uponproperterminationofthecontract,thesecuritydepositwillbeappliedtotheresidentsrentchargesforthefinal

monthoftheresidentscontract.

C. Theresidentagreesthatuponvacatingtheapartment,he/shewillbeheldfinanciallyaccountableforanyunpaidrentowedbytheresidentaswellasforthecostofrepairsand/orcleaningtheapartment,beyondreasonablewearandtear.

D. Theresidentsliabilitytotheuniversityfordamagesshallnotbelimitedtoanyamount.E. Iftherearenosuchdamagesorlosses,theresidentssecuritydepositshallbeappliedtothelastmonthsrent.

Notwithstandinganysuchapplication,however,theresidentshallremainliableforalldamagesandlossesandallrentand

otherpaymentsuntilpaymentinfullhasbeenmade.Failuretodischargeallsuchliabilitieswillresultinthedenialoffurther

registrationandenrollmentwiththeuniversityandofgraduationandwiththeplacementofafinancialholdonthe

residentsstudentrecords,includingtranscripts.

F. Theuniversitywillprovidetheresidentwithawrittenitemizedlistofanyamountsappliedfortheabovepurposesandwillreturnanyoverpaidfeesaftertheterminationofthecontractanddeliveryoftheapartmentbacktotheuniversity.

8.ActivityFeeA. TheresidentagreestopayanactivityfeeeachsemestertobeusedbytheBuckeyeVillageCouncilforsocialactivitiesor

otheractivitiesthecouncilmayagreeupon.

B. Thefeewillbecollectedwiththerentduringthefirstmonthofeachacademicsemester.C. Allunallocatedactivityfeeswillbedeductedfromtheresidentsoverpaidfeesattheterminationofthecontract.D. ThefeeisestablishedbytheBuckeyeVillagecouncilandmaybechangedbythecouncilinaccordancetoitsconstitutionand

bylaws.

9.ContractTerminationA. Upontermination,theuniversitymaychangethelockstotheapartment,mailbox(es),anddrawer(s)andchargeallcosts

associatedwithsuchachangetotheresident.

B. TheresidentunderstandsthattheuniversitymayalsoterminatethiscontractinaccordancewithSection26oftheTermsandConditionsupondiscoverythattheresidenthasunpaidfeesorcharges,currentorprevious,withtheuniversityorthat

theresidentwasineligibleforacontractofferforcauseoffollowingabehaviorandconducthearing.10.EntryandInspection

A. Theuniversityandresidentagreethatentryandinspectionoftheapartmentwilloccurthreetofourweekspriortodeparturetoidentifyworktobedoneoncetheapartmentisvacated.Inspectionswillbecoordinatedwiththeresidentand

mayincludemaintenanceandhousekeepingstaff.

11.ServicesandMaintenanceA. Theresidentagreesnottowastenorpermitwasteofwaterorheatandagreestotakepropercareofwaterandlightfixture

inthecontractedpremisesandtopayforalldamagessustainedbyhis/herapartmentbyneglect.

B. TheresidentagreesthatnoalterationsorchangeswillbemadeinthecontractedapartmentwithoutfirstobtainingconsentinwritingfromthemanagerofBuckeyeVillage.

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C. Allbreaks,damages,andneedforgeneralrepairsshouldbereportedtotheBuckeyeVillageoffice.Nochargeswillbemadeforrepairsthatarisefromnormalwearandtear.Residentswillbeassessedforalldamagesthatareconsideredmorethan

normalwearandtear.Afterregulatorybusinesshours,emergencymaintenance(noheat,noelectricity,stopped-uptoilets,

wateroverflow,etc.)canbereportedbycalling614-292-4357.

D. Requestsformaintenanceservicebytheresidentwillconstituteauthorizationtoentertheapartment.E. Theuniversitywilldofire/safety/healthandpreventativemaintenanceinspectionsperiodically.

12.KeysandSecurityA. Atcheck-in,theresidentwillbegiventhreeapartmentkeysandtwomailboxkeys.Residentsareresponsibleforsecurityof

thekeys.

B. IftheBuckeyeVillageofficeisopen,theresidentispermittedtocheckoutaloanerkeyatnochargetoopenhis/herlockedapartment.ShoulditbenecessaryforBuckeyeVillagestafftolettheresidentintohis/herapartmentwhenthe

BuckeyeVillageofficeisclosed,a$25feewillbeassessed.

13.InventoryA. Uponpickingupkeystohis/herapartment,theresidentwillbeprovidedacheck-InInventoryformthathe/shemust

completeandreturntotheBuckeyeVillageofficenolaterthanaweekafterthemove-indate.Theformshouldbe

completedcarefullyanddamagerecordedbeforeoccupancysincealldamagesnotlistedatthistimewillbechargedtothe

residentwhentheapartmentisvacated.

14.ApartmentTransfersA. Transferfromatwo-bedroomapartmenttoanothertwo-bedroomapartmentorfromaone-bedroomapartmenttoanother

one-bedroomapartmentisnotpermitted.

B. Applicationsfortransferfromaone-bedroomapartmenttoatwo-bedroomapartmentcanbefiledwiththeBuckeyeVillageofficeandwillbeacceptedonlyfromresidentswhohavechildrenintheircustody.Singlegraduate,professional,or

nontraditionalresidentswillbeeligibleforone-bedroomapartmentsonly.

C. Whenatransferisapproved,a$50transferchargewillbeassessedforresidentstransferringfromaone-bedroomtoatwo-bedroomapartment(orviceversa).Eachtransfermustbecompletedwithinthreecalendardaysaftertheapartment

becomesavailable.

15.BehaviorandCareofFurnishingsA. Theresidentagreestoensurethatfamilymembersand/orguestswillnotactinadisruptiveornoisyfashion,andresidents

withchildrenagreetoberesponsiblefortheirchildrensactions.

B. Theuniversityfurnisheseachapartmentwithanelectricrange,electricrefrigerator,electricgarbagedisposal,andairconditioner.C. Residentsareresponsibleforthecareoftheapartmentandproperuseofallequipmentinsideand/orattachedtothe

dwellingunit.ManufacturersinstructionsforpropercareanduseareavailableattheBuckeyeVillageoffice.

D. Allfurnishingsarepermanentandmustnotberemovedbytheresident.16.SurrenderofPremises

A. Allapartmentsmustbeinspectedfordamagesandcleanlinesspriortotheresidentsdeparture.Anappointmentforthisinspectionwillbemadewiththeresident.

B. Theresidentsrentandoccupancywillceasewhenhe/shehasappearedattheBuckeyeVillageofficeandhascompletedthefollowingitemsofbusiness:

i. Surrenderedallapartmentkeysii. Surrenderedonemailkey(residentswithupstairsapartmententrances)iii. Providedinwritingaforwardingaddresswherehe/shemaybecontactedandwhereanyfurther

correspondencemaybesent

C. Iftheapartmentorfurnishingsrequirecleaningortheappliancesorequipmentneedrepair,reasonablewearexcepted,theoutgoingresidentwillberesponsibleforthisexpense.

D. Iftheresidentoranyoneclaimingundertheresidentcontinuesinpossessionoftheapartmentoranypartthereofbeyondtheterminationofthiscontract(thevacatedate),theresidentwillberesponsibleforpayingproratedrentonaday-to-day

basisforeachdayhe/sheremainsintheapartmentbeyondtheterminationofthiscontract.

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E. IfnopriorpermissionforanextensionofthevacatedatewasgivenbytheBuckeyeVillageofficeorUniversityHousing,theuniversityreservestherighttoforcetheremovalofaresidentinthecasethatanapartmenthasalreadybeenrentedtoa

newresident,ortoassesstheresident$50perdayholdovercharge.

18.GrievancesA. Complaints/grievancessometimesariseregardingconditionsofoccupancy.Whenaresidenthasacomplaint/concern,

he/sheisencouragedtodiscussthematterwiththemanagerofBuckeyeVillagetoseekresolutiononaninformalbasis.

Whenacomplaint/concernisnotpromptlyresolved,theresidentmayfileaformalgrievancetosecurearesolution.

B. Shouldtheresidentdesiretofileaformalgrievance,he/sheshoulddosoinwritingandpresentthegrievancetothemanagerofBuckeyeVillage.Themanagerwillconductameetingwiththeresident,determineallthefactspertainingtothe

grievance,andadvisetheresidentoftheresolutionwithinfivebusinessdays.Iftheresolutionisnotsatisfactorytothe

resident,he/shemayappealtotheAssistantDirectorofUniversityHousing.Ifthegrievantisnotsatisfiedwiththatdecision

he/shemayappealtotheAssistantVicePresidentofStudentLife.

19.JointandSeveralLiabilityA. Eachresidentthatexecutesthiscontractshallbejointlyandseverallyliableforthepaymentofrentandfordamagesagainst

theuniversityinaccordancewiththeTermsandConditionsofthiscontract.Theuniversitycanatitsoptionproceedagainst

theresidentofitschoicewithoutproceedingagainsttheother(s),and,indoingso,theuniversitywillinnowayrelinquishor

diminishanylegalremediesagainsttheremainingresident(s).

20.EntireAgreementA. Thiscontractcontainstheentireagreementbetweenthepartiesunlessotherwisestatedandsupersedesallprior

agreements.