Pets are not permitted in International House. Food preparation and cooking in resident rooms is absolutely prohibited. Residents may not prepare food in their rooms, and they may not keep cooking appliances and other heating devices in rooms. Such appliances include but are not limited to hotplates, rice cookers, coffee pots, popcorn poppers, toasters and toaster ovens, microwave ovens, immersion devices, electric skillets, crockpots, and the like. The community kitchen available to residents on the first floor is the only area within International House where food preparation and cooking are permitted.
Smoking is permitted only in resident rooms on the ninth floor.
No resident, guest, or visitor, may smoke in any other part of the building, at any time. For security reasons, the terrace roof is strictly off-limits to residents, except in cases of emergency. Possession of firearms of any kind, explosives, firecrackers, or other dangerous objects or materials in International House is prohibited. Residence privileges may not be used by anyone other than the assigned resident. The fee and deposit will be credited to the charges for the last quarter of this contract.