Your guide to off-campus housing and living. 2020-21 BOILERMAKER COUNTRY We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the area and everything it has to o er. This guide is filled with a wide variety of local and campus resources. We hope you will utilize these resources to become an educated and engaged participant in the community. This guide will help you: UNDERSTAND YOUR RIGHTS and responsibilities as a tenant and a neighbor. ON BEHALF OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY REVIEW THE POLICIES and guidelines that have been established to ease your AND THE CITY OF WEST LAFAYETTE transition into o -campus living. RECOGNIZE THE SAFETY and security resources available to you. LEARN TIPS beneficial to having a successful rental experience. WELCOME TO THE Through collaboration and partnership, Purdue and West Lafayette are dedicated to COMMUNITY providing you with services that create a clean, comfortable and safe living environment. WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT YEAR. BETH MCCUSKEY JOHN DENNIS JOHN COX TROY HARRIS Vice Provost for Mayor Chief of Police Chief of Police A Few Steps From Campus Student Life City of West Lafayette Purdue University City of West Lafayette Fireplace Lounge & Recreation Purdue University Fuse Residential Quad Media Scape & Business Center Fitness & Health Center Indoor Heated Parking Electronic Entry Access Tanning Bed Indoor Heated Bike Storage Designer Bathrooms INSIDE Hardwood Style Flooring Euro-Style Cabinetry BOILERMAKER COUNTRY Stainless Steel Appliances & Quartz Countertops Fully Furnished In-Unit Washer/Dryer 2-3 UNDERSTANDING YOUR LEASE 16-17 CAMPUS SUPPORT CONTACT US OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING Why You Need Renters Insurance Title IX, Purdue and You What Is a Security Deposit? Counseling and Support Services 765-496-1841 Know Your Rights and Responsibilities Center for Advocacy, Response, o [email protected] and Education purdue.edu/odos/o campus 4 HOW TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR Common Student Regulations For a full directory of campus and safety resources, Local Laws and Regulations Parent & Family Connections turn to page 24. O ice of the Dean of Students MACKEY 6-7 CODES YOU NEED TO KNOW ARENA 18 CAMPUS SAFETY The Guide to Parking and Trash TOGETHER, WE WILL TAKE EVERY SMALL STEP TO Noise Violations Purdue University Police Department How Are Code Violations Enforced? Your Campus, Your Safety PURDUE Make Sure Your Place Is Inspected Emergency Preparedness How Many Roommates Is too Many? 21 FIRE SAFETY UNIVERSITY Keep Your Property in Shape West Lafayette Fire Department 8-10 ALCOHOL LAWS YOU SHOULD KNOW Purdue University Fire Department What Happens when You Call for Help Your Fire Safety Checklist ENGINEERING COLLEGE Host a Fun and Safe Party 22 PERKS OF LIVING ON CAMPUS Visit protect.purdue.edu for latest 12-13 GETTING AROUND TOWN University Residences updates, guidance and FAQs. Lafayette-West Lafayette Map Purdue Memorial Union Let’s Eat 24 NEED HELP? CONTACT US Purdue COVID-19 Information Center is also LiveAtFuse.com | 765.838.3515 | 720 Northwestern Ave, Suite 1 | available 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays at 765-496- MANAGEM ENT INFO (4636) or toll-free 1-833-571-1043. UNDERSTANDING YOUR LEASE YOUR UNDERSTANDING THE LEASING WHY YOU NEED PROCESS RENTERS Generally, the leasing process goes INSURANCE something like this … Now that you’ve found your new home, it Look around. You find a place to live by is important to protect it. Purchase renters contacting area landlords and visiting open insurance to protect your belongings in CHOOSING properties. case of theft, fire or other scenarios that A PLACE TO LIVE APPLICATION. Once you have found a could damage them. Most landlords have Choosing to live o campus is an EXCITING place, the landlord will ask you to fill insurance, which covers the property but not your belongings. Although not always STEP in your college career. But house and out an application and will run a required, renters insurance is relatively apartment hunting isn’t all HGTV cracks it up credit check. house incurs for the duration of the lease, the inexpensive and is the best way to ensure to be. There are many considerations when less of your deposit money will be returned. FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. The landlord BELONGINGS ARE PROTECTED determining where to live, and you should your , safe and If the landlord does not provide one, rental may ask for a copy of your I-20 and/or sound. It usually can be purchased through take time to consider all of your OPTIONS, inspection forms are available through letter of Purdue acceptance. home or car insurance companies. learn about the housing search process Purdue O-Campus Housing. SECURITY DEPOSIT. To hold the apartment, and understand the terms of leasing. And FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Purdue the landlord will likely require a security remember, when living o campus, you’ll O-Campus Housing at OFFCAMPUSHOUSING deposit and sometimes a portion of KNOW YOUR need to pay for LIVING COSTS such as utilities, PURDUE.EDU the rent. RIGHTS AND cable and internet service. SIGN THE LEASE. If all goes well, then it’s RESPONSIBILITIES You’ll become a DUAL CITIZEN of both the WHAT IS A time to sign. Make sure you receive a WHAT ARE THE TENANT’S DUTIES? Purdue and West Lafayette communities, and copy signed by all parties to the lease. SECURITY DEPOSIT? you’ll bear the extra responsibility of meeting Welcome to your new role as a tenant. With If you have any questions about the A security deposit is money sometimes the University’s expectations for students this new role comes some new rules. Also, it lease, contact Purdue O-Campus required by your landlord and held for the and the community’s requirements for its is your responsibility to notify your landlord of Housing or Student Legal Services duration of your lease. Say you pay a $500 residents. Be a good neighbor. Be conscious any needed REPAIRS, but you have to be patient before signing. security deposit at the start of the lease. You of noise levels and parking regulations. Keep and give the landlord a reasonable amount of MONEY BACK the property clean and tidy. But more on that WELCOME HOME! can get the at the termination of time to make them. At the end of your lease, later … your lease, depending on the condition of your rental unit should be in the same or better your place and other possible charges. The condition as when you moved in. landlord may use the deposit to cover any LEASES unpaid rent, damages or unpaid utility fees. WHAT ARE THE TENANT’S RIGHTS AND/OR THE LANDLORD’S OBLIGATIONS? Leases are LEGALLY BINDING contracts, so you HOW CAN I ENSURE THAT I GET MY SECURITY need to be in the know when you sign on the DEPOSIT BACK? Your landlord is responsible for making sure dotted line. Always read the lease carefully your rental space is safe, clean and habitable because it includes pertinent information The best way to ensure you get most or all of from the day you move in. The landlord regarding the responsibilities for you and your security deposit back at the end of the also must adhere to the housing codes and your landlord. lease is to conduct a MOVE-IN and a MOVE-OUT provide and maintain electrical, plumbing INSPECTION. Document in writing and with Each lease will be dierent from the next on and other systems as detailed in your lease. photos the condition of the rental unit when things such as lease duration, subletting and you arrive and before you leave. Take photos FOR MORE INFORMATION and complete details joint responsibility. Be sure to find a place and videos with a current newspaper date on tenant and landlord duties, contact the and a lease that fits you best. visible. Student Legal Services oice at 765-494-7503 Keep in mind that a friend may not be the or visit the website at PURDUE.EDU/SLS. Most importantly, return your keys and IDEAL ROOMMATE. Most leases hold you and provide your forwarding address in writing your roommates jointly responsible, so that to the landlord on the move-out date. distracted friend who keeps forgetting to pay Once your landlord receives your keys and rent may cost you. forwarding address, he/she has 45 days to And if you love a place but have some return the security deposit or provide you concerns about the lease, talk to the with a list of charges taken from the deposit. LANDLORD. Most leases are open to TAKE CARE of your apartment, too. The more negotiation prior to signing. damages — with the exception of normal wear and tear — that your apartment or 2 BOILERMAKER PURDUE.EDU 3 COUNTRY HOW TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR HOW TO A GOOD BE HOW TO BE A BE INVOLVED WITH GOOD NEIGHBOR CITY COUNCIL Getting acquainted with your neighbors West Lafayette City Council meetings occur is one of the best ways to become a on the first Monday of each month. The PurdueTeamStore.com contributing member of the community. council has been meeting virtually since Start early by introducing yourself once you the COVID-19 pandemic began. For more have moved in, and let your neighbors know information, please visit WESTLAFAYETTE. you are open to discussing any issues that IN.GOV/EGOV/APPS/EVENTS/CALENDAR.EGOV. may arise. Knowing your neighbors will be beneficial for community safety, support and unification. SHOPSHOP PURDUE SNOW REMOVAL We can get a lot of snow here, and that can mean a lot of slipping and APPAREL sliding. That’s why snow or ice must be removed from the sidewalk within six PETS hours after daylight and after the snow Sure, your pet is cute, but it still has to has stopped falling.