Access & Entry to Room. Suite A representative of Graduate House, which includes but is not limited to the Xxxx, Director, their designates, Residence Advisors, cleaning, maintenance, and facilities staff, shall be permitted to enter the Room or the Suite during daylight hours upon giving reasonable notice to the Resident and at regular intervals if such intervals are previously announced to the residents; and at any time without notice: a. in the event of an emergency or perceived emergency, or disturbance or breach or suspected breach of the rules contained herein, or the Community Standards outlined in the Residence Handbook; or b. in order to examine the state of the Room or Suite, including the state of sanitation, safety, and repair thereof, or to address maintenance requests; or c. in order to make such repairs, changes, or improvements to the Room or Suite and its furnishings as the University may deem necessary or desirable; or d. in order to take such steps as are deemed necessary for the safety of residents. The Resident acknowledges and agrees that the Graduate House Office or emergency or police personnel may enter any room in the residence without notice where there exists reasonable grounds to believe that there is an emergency situation or evidence of criminal activity within the room. If the Residence is unable to contact the Resident by way of email or phone after a minimum of two attempts, for reasons/concerns that may be administrative, behavioural, or urgent, the Residence may temporarily “block” access to the room through the key/fob of the Resident. Upon the Resident communicating with Residence Staff the room will be “un-blocked” for the Resident. The Resident acknowledges and agrees that Graduate House representatives will enter their suite to clean in the event that a room within the suite becomes vacant or is scheduled to be occupied. Individual notification of suite cleaning will not be provided. Graduate House representatives shall adhere to the guidelines outlined in the Residence Handbook with respect to procedures for suite entry and notification in all other situations not outlined above.
