Davidson Student Life - Martin Court Guidelines

Violation Guidelines

Listed below are potential outcomes for violations of the Martin Court Policies as outlined in the Community Standards and Living Guidelines received at check-in. Please be aware that every incident of alleged policy violation will be handled individually and that circumstances and attitudes of parties involved may affect the situation’s outcome. RLO reserves the right to refer any policy violation case to the Dean of Student’s Office at any time.

Definition of Terms:
Trash = refuse left outside the apartments. (Residents must place trash in the dumpsters. All residents of the apartment will be held responsible for trash left outside the apartment.)
Vandalism = intentionally destroying the property of the college
AC = Area Coordinator

Failure to Comply with an RLO Staff Member is, but not limited to, the following:
A) Not signing or returning the RCR for the individual rooms
B) Not signing the apartment lease agreement
C) Not returning checked out property (i.e. vacuums) in a timely fashion
D) Ignoring repeated requests from staff (i.e. to remove trash, outside furniture, bicycles etc)

	1st Offense	2nd Offense	3rd Offense	4th Offense
Registered Parties*	Written warning	No parties for semester	Code of Responsibility charges	Eviction
Unregistered Parties*	Written warning from AC	Code of Responsibility charges	Eviction
*Drinking Games w/ Underage Participants*	Social probation for hosts and roommates, letter to parents. Double applicable sanction for underage participant.	Eviction of host and roommates without refund.
Trash	Written warning from AC	Service hours with Physical Plant	Code of Responsibility charges	Eviction
Noise	Verbal warning**	Written warning from AC	Code of Responsibility charges	Eviction
Vandalism	Restitution	Code of Responsibility charges	Eviction
Failure to Comply	Verbal warning**	Written warning from AC	Code of Responsibility charges	Eviction

Multiple accumulations of any violations can result in a judicial referral and/or eviction from the Martin Court Apartments.

RLO may establish additional policies and outcomes for the hosting of parties with or without alcohol in Martin Court. Students are encouraged to inquire in the Residence Life Office.

*Campus Police will shut down all Martin Court parties
**Verbal warnings are given by RLO staff, campus police, or campus staff member