Policies

• Lock-outs
• Lost Keys
• Visitation Policy
• Quiet Hours/Courtesy Hours
• Meal Plans
• Room Moves
• Prohibited Items

Lock-Outs

Carry your keys at all times!

To receive assistance, you must contact DPS (Department of Public Safety) by calling 202-884-9111. The Campus Housing Staff person will re-open the room within a reasonable period of time.

A Resident may not engage a locksmith service to open or change her locks!

Lost Keys

Lost keys must be reported to the Office of Campus Housing immediately. If a Resident loses her keys, the student will incur a $65 charge that will added to her student account.

Visitation Policy

Students are responsible for the conduct of their guests and students guests must not be unescorted at any time while on Trinity property.

All guests must be registered with the Department of Public Safety. In order to register, the guest must have a valid Trinity ID, state ID, passport or valid/up to date College/University ID. All guests must be age 18 or older.

Student residents may register no more than three guests at one time.

For more detailed information, please see the online version of the Housing Contract (see Forms.)

Visitation Hours

Upper-class students:
Sunday- Saturday:        12:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. (midnight)

First year students:
Sunday -Thursday:    12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.  (Guests may visit in the lobby until midnight)
Friday- Saturday:        12:00 p.m. – midnight

Quiet Hours/Courtesy Hours

Quiet hours are enforced from 10:00 pm – 10:00 am.

During finals week, quiet hours are maintained 24 hours per day.

Meal Plans

In order to change your meal plan, residents must contact the Director of Campus Housing by email on or by the Add/Drop deadline each semester.

Note: First year students must remain on the 19 meal plan in the fall semester.

Room Moves

Residents shall NOT switch rooms with one another or move from room to room without permission from the Director of Campus Housing.

If you are having roommate concerns, see your Resident Coordinator. Getting acquainted to someone you don’t know is an achievable challenge if both residents are willing, flexible and ready to compromise. The first things you need to do are a Roommate Agreement and keep the lines of communication open.

Prohibited Items

The following items are strictly prohibited in student rooms as a matter of health and fire safety:

A.    Candles, oil lamps or open flame of any kind
B.    Halogen Lamps
C.    Incense
D.    Hot plates, coils, or cooking equipment
E.    Microwave ovens
F.     Portable Heaters
G.    Irons (may only be used in laundry rooms)
H.    Air Conditioners not provided by Trinity
I.     Fireworks or sparklers
J.    Any form of smoking devices
K.    Guns, gun paraphernalia, or weapons of any kind
L.    Explosive devices or components
M.   Pets or animals of any kind
N.    Holiday lights