Making Harvard Home:
Important Resident Information
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Welcome home, HUH Communications!
Whether you are a new resident or a long-term one, we are so excited to welcome you into a new academic year at Harvard University Housing!
This email is meant to serve as a resource guide of the need-to-know information about living in Harvard University Housing.
Please read through everything carefully, and save this information for future reference.
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🏠 LEASING & RESIDENT ACCOUNTS
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➔ Are you living with an authorized occupant?
If you live with a spouse/domestic partner, child, sibling, or parent they must be registered with HUH.
If you did not name them on your application or complete an Authorized Occupant Form please email leasing or call 617-495-1459 as soon as possible to request an Authorized Occupant Form.
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➔ Is your information current?
If you prefer we use a different email address than the one listed in the Resident Portal, please login to update it.
- It's very important that we have accurate contact information for you on file - we communicate primarily via email for crucial updates and deadlines!
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➔ Would you need help in an emergency?
If you or a family member living with you has a disability or a medical or temporary physical condition that may limit ability to evacuate during a building emergency, please email [email protected]
or call 617-495-1459.
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➔ Additional Rent Payment Information
Refer to your HUH lease for additional information on payment information as the payment process varies depending on your Harvard affiliation. You may also download our initial and subsequent rent/housing payment instructions and information on how rent charges are applied:
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➔ Register your pet, service, or assistance animal
If you have a pet, assistance animal, or service animal and have not already registered the animal with HUH, please email [email protected]
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The Graduate Commons Program (GCP) is Harvard University Housing's residential community engagement program! GCP is committed to making your Harvard experience a truly remarkable one, both in and outside the classroom by hosting events that spark your intellectual curiosity, challenge your physical being, and make a difference to your community. |
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Common & Study Rooms
Common and study rooms in our properties are for our residents to relax and study. They are open each day from 7am-11pm for use unless they have been reserved for a GCP event or private reservation. Please help us keep these spaces clean by picking up after yourself!
*Note: HUH reserves the right to open or close common or study rooms at any time.
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Events
Supported by live-in Faculty Directors and Community Advisors, GCP Programs begin in late August and last through Commencement. Programming is open to all residents of HUH, including family members.
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Follow Graduate Commons on Instagram!
📸 @harvardgradcommons
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📝TIPS FOR BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR
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Please be respectful of your neighbors—especially during the quiet hours of 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM when playing music, watching TV, etc. Noise travels, particularly if you live in an apartment with wooden floors.
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Please keep all common areas neat and clean. If you have moved furniture please move it back before you leave.
- Remove your laundry from washers and dryers as soon as the cycles are complete.
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If you have use of a basement storage area: please keep your belongings neatly arranged, clearly marked with your name and apartment number, and away from mechanical systems and doorways.
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Personal belongings are not to be stored in building common areas. Items left in hallways, stairwells, or entryways will be considered abandoned and removed from the building.
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➤ Pick up packages (especially those containing food) as soon as possible once you are notified that they've arrived. Packages not claimed after 2 weeks will be sent back to sender.
➤ Don't leave envelopes, boxes, or wrapping lying around the mail or package room.
➤ Package theft is possible in any residential situation. If you are concerned about this, consider the following options:
- Have your packages delivered to a local locker
- Require a signature upon delivery
- Send packages to your office
- Reroute or reschedule delivery (fees may apply)
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➤ Help keep trash rooms clean and free of bugs and rodents by disposing of recycling and trash properly. Similarly, dispose of your trash regularly to keep pests out of your apartment.
➤ Please flatten all cardboard boxes.
➤ Information about trash and recycling locations for your property is on your property's specific webpage on our website. Select your property, and read the Recycling and Trash section to learn more.
➤ Questions regarding green living and sustainability at Harvard University Housing can be directed to:
[email protected]
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Harvard University Housing has a few different offices that support our residents; each of them have their own area of focus. The office that can best help you will depend on your question: | |
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LEASING
If you have questions about anything to do with your lease (including sublets, transfers, adding a roommate, etc.), email the Leasing team at [email protected], or call 617 495-1459.
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
This team handles maintenance issues, lockouts, key replacements, and anything else related to your apartment or building. Please visit our website and enter your property name in the search bar to learn all details about your specific property, including your Property Management Office information.
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GRADUATE COMMONS
For information or questions about events or common room reservations, please call 617-496-5534 or email [email protected] during regular business hours.
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SUSTAINABILITY
Our website has more information about recycling and other tools for healthy sustainable living at Harvard University Housing.
Sustainability questions can be directed to [email protected].
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HUH WEBSITE
Our Harvard University Housing website has a wealth of information and resources for our residents:
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