THIS LIST CONSISTS OF COMMON-SENSE, EVERYDAY GUIDELINES THAT WILL HELP ALL OF US TO BE AWARE OF ​THE NEED TO RESPECT EACH OTHER. THESE EXPECTATIONS HAVE BEEN SET IN PLACE TO NOT ONLY SAFEGUARD ​YOUR OXFORD HOUSE, BUT TO SAFEGUARD IT’S CURRENT MEMBERS AND ALL THE FUTURE MEMBERS TO COME.

1. DURING THE FIRST 30 DAYS, NO OVERNIGHTS ARE ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ​BASIC HOUSE FUNCTIONS. ANY OTHER “SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES” MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE HOUSE MEETING ​FOR A VOTE.

2. NO GUESTS SHALL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR BRING DRUGS OR ACOHOL TO THE HOUSE.

3. IF, FOR ANY REASON, YOU GET A PRESCRIBED NARCOTIC, IT MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE ​HOUSE. YOU MUST HAVE A NOTE FROM PHYSICIAN IF PRESCRIBED FOR LONGER THAN 2 WEEKS.

4. IF YOU ARE PRESCRIBED MEDICINES BY YOUR DOCTOR, YOU MUST STAY ON THOSE MEDS UNTIL YOUR DOCTOR ​TAKES YOU OFF THEM. (You must provide such proof from your doctor to the House.)

5. ALL MEDICINES ARE TO BE KEPT IN YOUR LIVING AREA AND OUT OF VIEW OF OTHER HOUSE MEMBERS. (There is ​absolutely no sharing of prescribed meds.)

6. YOU MUST ATTEND AN OUTSIDE SUPPORT GROUP A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) MEETINGS WEEKLY.

7. RESPECT YOUR HOUSEMATES PERSONAL BOUNDARIES BY TREATING THEM AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ​TREATED.

8. DO NOT USE ANYONE'S PERSONAL ITEMS WITHOUT PERMISSION.

9. MARK ALL YOUR FOOD ITEMS WITH YOUR INITIALS. TAKING SOMEONE ELSE'S FOOD WITHOUT PERMISSION ​CONSTITUTES THEFT AND WILL BE DEALT WITH BY THE HOUSE RESIDENTS.

10. BEDROOM AREAS ARE PRIVATE AND SHOULD BE RESPECTED. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE KEPT NEAT AND CLEAN ​AT ALL TIMES.

11. IF YOU MAKE A MESS, CLEAN IT UP. THIS INCLUDES CLEANING OUT TUB OR SHOWER AFTER USE, KEEPING ​BATHROOM SINKS AND COUNTERS FREE OF HAIR, CLEANING UP TOOTHPASTE SPLATTER OR MAKE-UP. IN THE ​KITCHEN, WIPE UP ANY CRUMBS, SPILLS, OR GREASE SPLATTERS ON STOVE AND WALLS, RINSE YOUR DISHES AND ​PLACE IN DISHWASHER. IF THERE IS NO DISHWASHER, WASH YOUR OWN DISHES.

12. DO ASSIGNED CHORES COMPLETELY AND IN A TIMELY FASHION. RESPECT OTHER’S CHORE TIME. (Do not start ​cooking while someone is cleaning the kitchen, and try to vacate rooms in which they are trying to clean out of respect ​for their chore time.)

13. GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE IS EXPECTED WHILE LIVING IN THIS HOUSE, BUT PLEASE KEEP SHOWER TIME TO A ​MINIMUM. WE ALL LIKE HOT WATER.

14. REMOVE LAUNDRY AS SOON AS IT’S COMPLETED. IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE BEFORE IT IS FINISHED, ​ASK ANOTHER MEMBER TO HELP YOU OUT BY REMOVING IT WHEN IT’S FINISHED. LAUNDRY ROOM TIME SHOULD ​BE GIVEN TO EACH HOUSE RESIDENT.

15. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR GUESTS. DO NOT LEAVE THEM UNATTENDED IN THE HOUSE. NO ACTIVE ​USERS IN THIS HOUSE AT ANY TIME.

16. IF CONFLICT ARISES, TRY TO RESOLVE IT BY APPROPRIATE MUTUAL AGREEMENT. DO NOT ALLOW IT TO AFFECT ​THE ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD. IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO COME TO A MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION, BOTH ​PARTIES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO GO TO THE HOUSE MANAGER TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION. ALL HOUSE MEMBERS ​MAY BE CALLED TOGETHER FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

17. NOISE IS TO BE KEPT AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL AT ALL TIMES. QUIET TIME IN THE HOUSE IS FROM _____ PM ​UNTIL _____ AM.

18. IF ANYTHING GETS BROKEN, FIX IT, REPLACE IT, OR IF IT NEEDS THE HOUSE ATTENTION, NOTIFY THE CHORE ​COORDINATOR.

19. WE HAVE NO BOSSES IN THIS HOUSE. WE SHARE EQUALLY IN THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS HOUSE FOR OUR ​BENEFIT AND PERSONAL GROWTH.

20. HOUSEMATES SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT OVERNIGHT. THREE (3) OVERNIGHTS ARE ​ALLOWED PER WEEK. WEEKS START ON ___________ AND END ON ___________.

21. HOUSEMATES SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AT LEAST A WEEK IN ADVANCE IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE GONE FOR ​SEVERAL OVERNIGHTS, VACATION, WORK, ETC. (i.e. for chore scheduling, rent payments, etc.)

22. RENT IS PAYABLE IN CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS ONLY (NO CASH, PLEASE.) ALL RENTS ARE DUE ON THE 1ST ​OF THE MONTH AND NO LATER THAN THE 5TH UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND VOTED ON ​AT THE HOUSE MEETING.

23. WEEKLY HOUSE MEETINGS ARE MANDATORY. HOUSE DECISIONS ARE MADE AT THIS TIME AND YOU ARE ​RESPONSIBLE TO BE THERE. EXCUSES FOR WORK, HOSPITAL, OR PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES ONLY ARE ALLOWED. ​IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE TARDY, CALL BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. WE TURN OFF THE PHONES DURING OUR ​HOUSE MEETINGS.

A. UNEXCUSED ABSENCES OR TARDINESS... $25 USD FINE.

B. CHORE DUTIES...INCOMPLETE OR UNSATISFACTORY...

1ST OFFENSE----WARNING

2ND OFFENSE----$5.00 USD FINE

3RD WITHIN 90 DAYS...$20 USD FINE, POSSIBLE CONTRACT

24. LIGHTS, TELEVISIONS, STEREOS, ETC. SHOULD BE TURNED OFF WHEN NOT IN USE.

25. THERMOSTAT SHOULD BE KEPT AT 68 TO 70 DEGREES FOR BOTH HEATING AND COOLING. TURN OFF A/C IF NO ​ONE WILL BE HOME.

26. BBE COURTEOUS WHEN OTHER HOUSEMATES HAVE ALREADY STARTED COOKING. BE PATIENT AND WAIT YOUR ​TURN.

27. INTERACTION WITH EACH OTHER IS ENCOURAGED. TAKE TIME TO SHARE FEELINGS, HOBBIES, HOPES, AND ​DREAMS WITH YOUR HOUSE FAMILY.

28. DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR WILL CONSTITUTE A HOUSE DECISION TO PLACE MEMBER OR MEMBERS ON A ​“BEHAVIORAL CONTRACT.”

29. PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WILL BE DEALT WITH AS A RELAPSE. THE PARTIES INVOLVED WILL BE EXPELLED FROM ​THIS HOUSE. AN EMERGENCY MEETING MUST BE CALLED TO VOTE ON THESE SITUATIONS.

30. IF YOU RELAPSE, YOU WILL HAVE 30 MINUTES TO GATHER WHAT YOU NEED AND LEAVE. (You must return within ​72 hours to remove the rest of your belongings. If you do not, your things will be packed up and stored for NO LONGER ​than 30 days. Upon that time they will be donated to a charitable organization.)

31. TWO WEEK NOTICE NEEDED WHEN RELOCATING. (If you do not give the house a 2 week notice, you might not be ​refunded those 2 weeks.)

32. MOVE-IN FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE. (If for any reason you choose to move out, and you have given a 2 week ​notice, any unused portion of your fees will be refunded to you within 30 days.)

33. NO FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION IN THIS HOUSE AT ANY TIME!