Implemented July 2007
For significant health and safety reasons, students are prohibited from bringing certain used, or second-hand, furniture onto the PLNU campus. Prohibited items include:
- Upholstered chairs and sofas
- Futons
- Bean-bag chairs
- Any other furniture containing cushions or stuffing.
Used furniture includes any non-new items such as, but not limited to that brought from home, given to students by relatives, purchased from a second-hand or thrift store, or found on a street corner.
During the 2006-07 school year, a number of PLNU residential students experienced disruption and dislocation due to the existence of bed bugs in several residence halls. The primary method of infestation was the transmission of bugs to campus on used furniture.
Students may bring the above items to campus provided they are brand new. Students must be prepared to show copies of purchase receipts upon request.
Caution: Because of the risks associated with used furniture in the residence halls, the “new furniture only” policy may have to be repeated next year. For this reason, and because of space limitations in the residence hall rooms, students are strongly advised to buy and bring a minimal amount of furniture to campus.
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