Sacramento State Housing Community Guide 2025-2026 - Flipbook - Page 40
Decorations Policy
Residents must always adhere to the following decorating guidelines for both their rooms, common areas, doors, and windows:
• Utilizing 3M command adhesive brand products or similar products is prohibited when hanging any items (though such products advertise that they are
removable, there is a risk that the products may cause damage to the walls/paint.
• Do not add attachments or adorn items to residence hall light fixtures, ceiling, doors, or windows, including paint, tissue paper, crepe paper, tinfoil, string lights,
curtains, fabric, or any other material.
• Do not suspend, attach, or drape any materials from the ceiling, walls, furniture, or threshold of windows, whether flammable or nonflammable.
• Do not hinder the use of, or restrict access to, windows, hallways, doorways, stairs, corridors, or fire-related equipment when placing any form of decorations.
• Do not draw, paint, write, apply adhesive materials or otherwise mark on any interior or exterior, walls, door, window, furniture, or appliances.
• Do not hang decorations outside the suite, on the exterior or interior of room/suite doors and windows. Only University Housing Services staff may hang or
adhere door decorations or signage (i.e., name tags/door tags, official notifications) on residents’ doors.
• “Gift wrapping” doors (suite and room doors) are strictly prohibited.
Decorations - Seasonal, Holiday, Cultural, and Religious
Christmas Trees. Only ARTIFICIAL holiday trees are approved for residence hall use. The use of electric decorative holiday lights is restricted to “miniature Italian lights”
that are either “U.L.” (Underwriter’s Laboratory) or “F.M.” (Factual Mutual) approved.
Candles: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas, etc. Candles are prohibited in residence halls due to fire hazards (see “Candles/Incense”). Residents may observe the traditions
associated with these celebrations by using electric candles as part of an appropriate holiday observance.
Other Holidays, cultural and/or religious ceremonies. Residents are encouraged to observe holidays that are meaningful to them, provided the associated practices or
ceremonies do not violate established policies or create a safety concern for other residents and property.
Furniture Policy & Guidelines
The University is entitled to define the utilization, arrangement, and possession of bedroom furniture in a residence hall room and the use and location of all furniture
within the residential community (i.e., indoor and outdoor common areas). All resident rooms and common areas (inside and outside) within the North Village Housing
Complex are furnished. All university furnishings must always remain assembled and in their designated locations.
University furniture and fixtures cannot be moved, removed, or tampered with; all must remain in the student’s room. Residents may not lend or swap furniture with
other residents or remove furnishings from the property. Removing university furniture outside the halls or North Village may be considered theft. Common area
furniture and equipment may not be removed from common spaces (i.e., lounges, lobbies, conference rooms, study lounges, patios, courtyards, breezeways, etc.).
Indoor furniture shall not be placed on balconies or patios. If a room is underpopulated, furniture may not be removed from a student’s room nor disassembled.
Residents may not install fixtures such as loft kits, pull-up bars, hammocks, exercise and/or dance poles, or TV mounts. Any items deemed a health and safety concern
by the University may be removed at the resident’s expense and/or correctly disposed of
Personal property may not inhibit pedestrian ingress/egress.
University Housing Services prohibits non-university furniture to ensure fire safety and protect the cleanliness of the rooms and our community. Discarded furniture
found on the street or in dumpsters may have pests such as bedbugs and will not be permitted. Upholstered furniture or water-filled furnishings, including but not
limited to water beds, are prohibited in all residence halls
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