If a student-registered cat causes a larger area to need to be sprayed, the student shall be responsible for MIT's full cost of doing so based on time devoted and cost incurred. A house Judicial Committee may be called in to investigate in the case of a room or larger area needing to be sprayed. Student will not permanently alter room doors, windows, or walls to allow for cat entry or exit. Pet Chairs shall be responsible for maintaining updated records on all registered cats in their dorms and for providing a copy of such records promptly to the Housing office, house manager, and housemaster. Student must inform Pet Chair and Housing department immediately to update pet registration files in the case of a housing location change.
Student agrees to comply with city animal control and licensing laws.
No student who has been forced to remove a cat from Institute housing due to any violation of this policy shall be allowed to have another cat in Institute housing at any future time. If a cat registration is revoked, the housing office will send a notice to the student with a copy to the Pet Chair. If any future resident of the student s room requests a special cleaning generated by the registered cat, the student shall be charged a special cleaning fee. The fee for carpet shampooing and any other special cleaning charges shall be done based on the time expended and costs incurred to complete the cleaning or repair. The Housing office may specify any additional regulations or restrictions.