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BLACKOUT CURFEW AND NIGHTS OUT 

BLACK OUT -FIRST 14 DAYS.  

NO OVERNIGHTS OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE. & NO ONE CAN STAY OVER. 

CURFEW on black out is 8 pm. 

After black out 10 PM ON WEEKNIGHTS AND 12:00 AM ON WEEKENDS. 

AFTER THE The BLACKOUT PERIOD: YOU CAN STAY OUT THREE NIGHTS A WEEK.  ON THE THIRD DAY, YOU MUST RETURN HOME AND UA. 

IF YOU ARE OUT PAST 12:00 AM, IT IS CONSIDERED A NIGHT OUT.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT over NIGHT, You NEED TO LET THE HOUSE KNOW. 

MOVE-IN FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE. Two two-week notices are mandatory before you MOVE OUT  IF YOU WANT YOUR RENT returned prorated.

· ALL MEMBERS:

RESPECT IS GIVEN. NOT EARNED. RESPECT THE HOUSE, YOUR HOUSEMATES, AND YOURSELF.  

RESPECT YOUR HOUSEMATES’ BOUNDARIES BY TREATING THEM AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED. Remember, this IS their home TOO! 

WHEN CONFLICT ARISES, TRY TO RESOLVE IT BY APPROPRIATE MUTUAL RESPECT & AGREEMENT. 

DISTRUPTIVE BEHAVORS AND OUTBURSTS WILL BE ADDRESED. AN EMERGENCY MEETING CAN BE CALLED TO HELP RESOLVE ISSUES WHEN NECESSARY 

VIOLENCE, THREATS OF VIOLENECE, AND INTIMIDATION WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. THIS INCLUDES SLAMMING DOORS, Damaging PROPERTY, YELLING, AND INTIMIDATING BEHAVIORS. 

IF YOU BREAK ANYTHING, YOU FIX IT OR REPLACE IT AND NOTIFY THE HOUSE

STEALING WILL BE GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE TERMINATION. IF YOU DID NOT BRING IT TO THE HOUSE, YOU DIDN’T BUY IT, ITS NOT YOURS. DON’T TOUCH IT. 

WE ARE LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS. 

YOU NEED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH POROLE AND PROBATION, DHS, TREATMENT, ECT. THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS SUPERSEEDS HOUSE NORMS. 

HOUSE REQUIREMENT IS A MINIMUM OF 3  12 STEP MEETINGS PER WEEK. FAITH-BASED MEETINGS COUNT. 

WE ARE RESPECTFUL NEIGHBORS- WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OUR WALLS.

NOISE IS TO BE KEPT AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL AT ALL TIMES. QUIET TIME IN THE HOUSE IS FROM 8 PM UNTIL 8 AM. 

PLEASE BE MINDFUL WE SHARE THE COMMON AREAS. BATHROOM TIME, HOT WATER, AND KITCHEN SPACE  ARE LIMITED AND MUST BE SHARED AND KEPT CLEAN AT ALL TIMES

· CLEANLINESS :

PERSONAL HYGENE – REQUIRED. 

CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF IN A TIMELY MANNER. -DON’T LEAVE PERSONAL ITEMS IN THE COMMON AREA. 

IF YOU MAKE A MESS, CLEAN IT UP. FINES WILL BE IMPOSED PER MESS/ITEM

YOUR BEDROOM NEEDS TO BE KEPT TIDEY AT ALL TIMES. 

DO NOT ENTER ANOTHER PERSON'S ROOM WITHOUT PERMISSION. EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO THEIR OWN PRIVACY AND SPACE

CHORES ARE TO BE DONE DAILY & MUST BE DONE TO HOUSE STANDARDS.  -DEEP CLEANED ONCE A WEEK AND CHECKED PRIOR TO THE HOUSE MEETING. CHOOSING TO NOT DO YOUR CHORE IS A 25 DOLLAR FINE, AND AN INDIVIDUAL CAN BE PUT ON CONTRACT IF THE ISSUE IS PERSISTENT. 

· HOUSE MEETINGS

HOUSE MEETINGS ARE ONCE A WEEK. NO EXCEPTIONS

EMERGENCY MEETINGS MAY BE CALLED IN A CRISIS.  YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE. THIS IS Non-Negotiable. 

WE HAVE NO BOSSES IN THIS HOUSE. HOUSE IS DEMOCRATICALLY RAN. EVERY VOICE COUNTS. IF THE HOUSE is divided or needs support, reach out to the house OPERATOR

EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO THE HOUSE IS DISCUSSED BY THE HOUSE. 

NO ONE MEMBER IS IN CHARGE.

WE SHARE EQUALLY IN THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS HOUSE

GUEST

GUESTS ARE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS AS HOUSE MATES AND

YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR GUESTS AT ALL TIMES. 

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE GUESTS UNATTENDED IN THE HOUSE. 

OVERNIGHT GUESTS: MUST BE VOTED IN BY HOUSE MEMBERS ….NO SEX IN THE HOUSE.  

GUESTS CAN NOT STAY MORE THAN THREE DAYS A WEEK. 

GUESTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A URINE SAMPLE UPON REQUEST.  

· URINE TESTS

ALL HOUSE MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO URIN ANALYSIS UPON REQUEST AT ANY GIVEN TIME FOR ANY GIVEN REASON BY ANY GIVEN PERSON. 

FAILURE TO GIVE A URINE SAMPLE WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF BEING ASKED WILL BE CONSIDERED A DIRTY. 

IF YOU NEED TIME AND H20 TO PROVIDE A SAMPLE, THE INDIVIDUAL MUST SIT ON THE COUCH UNTIL THE SAMPLE IS PROVIDED. 

· MEDICATION

YOU MUST HAVE A NOTE FROM A PHYSICIAN IF YOU GET A PRESCRIBED NARCOTIC. FOR ANY REASON.

IF YOU ARE PRESCRIBED MEDICINES BY YOUR DOCTOR, YOU MUST TAKE THEM AS PERSCRIBED. DO NOT DISCONTINUE ANY MEDICATION WITHOUT MEDICAL DIRECTION. 

ALL MEDICINES ARE TO BE KEPT IN YOUR LIVING AREA. DO NOT LEAVE THEM OUT. ABSOLUTELY NO SHARING OF PRESCRIBED MEDS

PERIODIC MED COUNTS WILL BE PERFORMED 

· RENT MOVE IN AND OUT’S 

ALL RENTS ARE DUE ON THE 1ST OF THE MONTH. LATE ON THE 5TH.  RENT PAYABLE ONLINE OR IN PERSON AT ANY WALLMART LOCATION OR AT SENTURY STORAGE LOCATED AT 50 WEST SENTRY DRIVE SHELTON, WA.

IF RENT IS NOT PAID BY THE FIFTH, MEMBER IS ON BLACKOUT UNTIL RENT IS PAID AND THE SITUATION IS RESOLVED

TWO-WEEK NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR PRO-RATED RENT REINBURSEMENT. 

IF YOU LEAVE ON A RELAPSE OR ARE ASKED TO LEAVE, YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED FROM THE DAY YOU OFFICIALLY MOVED OUT. 

WHEN YOU ARE LEAVING THE GENESIS HOUSE, NO MATTER THE REASON, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AS YOU FOUND IT. CLEAN AND READY FOR THE NEXT PERSON. 300$ CLEANING FINE WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR RENT RETURN IF YOU LEAVE A MESS. 

· RELAPSE

IN THE EVENT OF RELAPSE, YOU WILL HAVE 30 MINUTES TO GATHER WHAT YOU NEED AND LEAVE. (You must make arrangements within 72 hours to come collect the rest of your belongings and move out. Please note that we are not a storage unit and will not store your belongings longer than 30 days. 

RENT WILL BE PRORATED FROM THE TIME YOU REMOVE ALL YOUR BELONGINGS AND CLEAN YOUR AREA. PLEASE NOTIFY THE HOUSE OPERATOR AT THE TIME OF COMPLETED MOVE OUT.