UCI On-Campus Housing Problems

The Palo Verde Satellite Dish policy document. 2 Pages.

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Here are the letters from Palo Verde Housing that I received, and my answer to them.
Letter #1 is essentially the same as the email I got (see here.)

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On Aug. 23, I got this nice email:

Monday, August 23, 2004

Joachim Feise

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Irvine, CA 92612

Dear Joachim Feise :

It has come to our attention that you are in violation of the Palo Verde Housing Rental Agreement with your installation of a window mount room air conditioner in your apartment Window. We request that you remove your air conditioner and return your apartment to a normal condition.

According to Section 13: Care of Premises, "Repairs, painting, or other alterations to University facilities or grounds shall be made by University personnel and its authorized agents only. Resident shall not make or attempt to make such repairs or alterations without prior written approval from the Palo Verde Housing Office." In addition, Section 15: Safety states, "Resident is responsible for keeping the common and exterior areas of the apartments in a clean and orderly
condition for the health, safety, and benefit of all residents."

As our maintenance staff has replaced the bulb on several occasions your cooperation to abide by this regulation is appreciated. If you have any questions please contact me at [phone number].

Sincerely,

Bryan McCormick

Associate Director of Operations

Palo Verde Housing, UCI

Cc: resident file

It is immediately obvious that the stuff about a bulb is non-sensical here and apparently a left-over from a cut-and-paste operation...
And, I am allowed to have an air conditioner in my apartment window, anyway.

So I fired back an answer:

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