By signing a lease within a shared living community, all housemates are encouraged to mutually agree upon a set of household expectations. The House Rules provided below represent the minimum standards required in every home.
Here are some reminders on how to create a successful co-living experience. If any questions should arise, please contact support@alcoverooms.com.
- All roommates are responsible for keeping the common areas and any shared spaces clean and tidy. Establish a cleaning schedule if needed to split cleaning tasks amongst everyone.
- Please do not leave any trash by the front door or in the common areas. Dispose of all trash properly and in a timely manner is the proper receptacles.
- Smoking or illegal substances are not permitted on the property and a strict violation of the lease agreement.
- Please do not switch rooms unless you receive approval from the landlord in the Resolution Center. Each roommate has a lease on a specific bedroom with access to the common area. If you wish to switch rooms inside your current home or to another home, please submit your request to your landlord (instructions can be found here).
- Guests are permitted to stay up to three days during a seven day rolling basis. Roommates are expected to clean up after their own guests, overnight or otherwise, that they might have. More information on the guest policy can be found here.
- Please respect that quiet hours start at 10pm every night.
- Do not use housemate's items without their express permission. Every housemate is entitled to respect, both personal and respect of their personal property.
- Storage in the home is to be shared by all housemates, including pantry, refrigerator, linen closet, and coat closet space. If needed, clearly mark your personal items or establish spaces for each housemate to use equally.
- There are no obstructions or grilling allowed on decks, patios, or porches.
- Do not cover or remove any smoke detectors.
- Roommates should utilize all parking spots including the garage and driveway and overflow/street parking when permitted. Confirmation of all acceptable parking can be found in the Alcove portal under the "Access & Resident Info" section. Improper parking of vehicles will be towed at the vehicles owner’s expense.
- Only approved pets are allowed on the property at any given time.
- Should any disputes arise amongst housemates, housemates should try and resolve the issues amongst themselves first before bringing the issue to Alcove.
- For maintenance requests, please use the maintenance form found in your portal under your profile or at https://alcoverooms.com/maintenance-request. The following repairs are the responsibility of all roommates in a home:
- Air Filters (to be changed every 3 months) and Water Filters
- Lightbulbs
- Pests and Cleanliness