My roommate moved out last weds and no longer has a key (its been days she hasn't had a key but I'm not sure how lonng) she left an item in my room. The college notified me at 11:30pm last night that I have until the 20th to find a new roommate or forfeit a $340 private room fee. I feel it is not my responsibility considering I was given the privilege of use of this room and have no car available to transport goods..and now either time or money will be stolen from me. After lunch I returned to my room to find it UNLOCKED with the roommates item gone. She had no right to leave it in my room since it was MINE and no longer hers, I just postponed moving the item (a desk) out to the lawn in front of the dorm building. It seems illegal that someone (from dorm residence life) allowed her into my room without my knowledge or permission and allowed her to take any item she claimed was hers. Furthermore I have no safety knowing the door was left unlocked.
2007-09-11 05:54:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it seems completely illegal that anyone was allowed to enter the space I pay for without my knowledge and take items that had no right to be there anyway (and any items she claimed was hers). It would not seem as bad if I had been in the room. I feel as if the college is encroaching upon my safety, finances, and time and would like to know what my rights here are....
2007-09-11 05:56:46 · update #1
I know its still hers I didnt have that much of a problem with it being there but the fact that she got into a room that was no longer hers with the permission to take anything she claimed was hers...thats not right. I should have been warned before anyone entered my room
2007-09-11 06:23:10 · update #2
You should speak to the officials in the college and depending on their answers and attitude you should see a lawyer.
Not though that the fee for the lawyer may not be worth it.
2007-09-11 06:00:59 · answer #1 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok first how do you know that she didn’t make a copy of the key or did the college allow her to enter your room?
Even if she didn't have a key she still might have a right to enter the room. The college my say that she still is “renting” the room and therefore still has the right to enter the room.
As far as your rights go, you need to read your student manual, and see what you agreed too and work from there.
By the way if its 340 for the rest of the school year, I’d consider it money well spent for not having to deal with a roommate.
2007-09-11 13:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by Richard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your former roommate left something there, that doesn't make it yours. You should have been nice and just let her have it. It is not right that the college wants to charge you a private room fee. It should be up to them to find you another roommate, since you probably signed up for a shared room. Or they have to let it go for this semester. And yes, res. life has the right to go in your room if they have a bona fide reason. -like your parents can go in your room at home or a landlord can go in your rented apartment if there is a really good reason. You're really going to have to loosen up and be nicer.
2007-09-11 13:10:08 · answer #3 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
colleges treat their dorms the same as your mommy and daddy treated "your room" when living at home.
my suggestion: rent an apartment instead of living at the dorms...its just too much of a hassle, and yes, they can pretty much do whatever they want....unless of course you think retaining a lawyer and taking it to court would be cheaper?
2007-09-11 13:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by Free Radical 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact school officials and your parent(s)
2007-09-11 13:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋