Resident Agreement

The agreement every resident signs.

Read it before you apply. Nothing here should be a surprise on move-in day.

Meraki Recovery Housing · merakihousing.com/resident-agreement/

Key terms at a glance

$700/mo
Program fee, plus a $25 supply fee, due on the 1st
$250
Processing fee at intake — refundable if three conditions are met
Six (6) months
Term, from the date of placement
28 days
Proven sobriety, and a negative UA on entry, before move-in

Fees and term

The monthly program fee is $700, plus a $25 monthly supply fee. It is due on the first day of each month, and a $25 penalty is charged if it has not been received by the 5th. Meraki can adjust the program fee on 30 days’ notice. The agreement runs for six months from the date of placement.

  • A $250 processing fee is paid before moving in. It is refunded only if all three of the following are true: you complete six (6) months of residency; you give 30 days' written advance notice of your moving date; and your possessions are removed and your living area is left clean and undamaged.
  • If you are removed from housing for any reason, or any one of those conditions is not met, the processing fee is not refunded.
  • Refunds are processed within 14 days of move out.

Sobriety and testing

  • Alcohol and illegal drugs are prohibited in any form, whether used or simply in your possession. Use or possession results in immediate discharge, and you agree to leave the premises straight away.
  • You can be asked for a drug and alcohol screen at any hour, and you agree to take it. A refusal, or a sample too small to test, counts the same as a positive result; an attempt to cheat the test is grounds for a move out.
  • All medications are accepted except medical marijuana. Prescriptions are kept in a locked box, and misuse of medication is grounds for a move out.

Weekly requirements

  • Three recovery meetings a week — AA or NA, church services, a support group, a therapist, life recovery. Two a week while you are enrolled in an IOP program.
  • 30 hours a week of work, treatment, volunteering or schooling, or any combination that adds up to 30.
  • A smartphone, for the recovery accountability app.
  • An assigned chore twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays, plus making your bed daily, keeping clothes off the floor and cleaning the kitchen after each use.
  • The Sunday evening house meeting, which is mandatory.

Curfew and guests

  • Curfew is 11:00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 12:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday. A job or a meeting that runs past it has to be cleared with the house manager first.
  • Overnight and weekend passes are requested on a pass form, handed in 24 hours in advance, and signed off by the house manager and Meraki management. A pass can be declined. You are eligible for one after your first weekend in the house.
  • Overnight guests are not permitted. Guests stay in the common area and may not stay past curfew.
  • Visits from children, partners, sponsors and mentors can be approved.

House conduct

  • Smoking is allowed only in the outside back patio area.
  • No violence, and no putting hands on anyone. It results in an immediate move out.
  • No gambling of any kind.
  • No extension cords, per city ordinance.
  • You are welcome in your own bedroom, and in someone else’s only when they have invited you and are there with you.
  • Residents look after the lawn and the snow.
  • One car per resident, parked in the driveway rather than on the street, with a valid licence, insurance and current tabs. Guests park on the street except where it is prohibited.
  • Meraki is not responsible for your belongings. Anything left behind is stored for up to 60 days after your move-out date.
  • A criminal background check is part of intake.
  • Meraki Recovery Housing is not responsible for any injury or accident.

This summary is here to be read quickly. The agreement below is what you sign, and where the two could be read differently, the agreement is what governs.

The full agreement

10 numbered terms in two lists, 29 house rules, about 6 minutes to read.

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The agreement has no clause headings. These groups were added here so it can be navigated, and are not part of the document. Each link shows the opening words of its clause.

First list of terms

Refund conditions

Second list of terms

House rules

The following terms and agreement are to be read and fully understood by the undersigned resident of Meraki Recovery Housing LLC

  1. 1.

    Meraki Recovery Housing LLC is providing the undersigned resident, ______________________________, a place to reside in its sober living facility located at __________________________________________________.

  2. 2.

    I agree to pay a program fee for the premises on the first day of each month in the amount of $700, in addition to a $25.00 monthly supply fee. Meraki Recovery Housing LLC retains the right to adjust the program fee with 30 days' notice. If the program fee is not received by the 5th of the month, a $25.00 penalty will be charged.

  3. 3.

    I agree to provide Meraki Recovery Housing LLC with a processing fee of $250.00 prior to moving in. I fully understand that the processing fee is refundable only if the following conditions are met:

If I am removed from housing for any reason, or if these conditions are not met, I understand that my processing fee will not be refunded. Refunds will be processed within 14 days of move-out.

  1. 4.

    I understand that I will live in the facility under the agreed-upon contractual terms and rules as provided and explained, and that Meraki management may terminate my residency at any time.

  2. 5.

    Meraki Recovery Housing LLC is providing a sober living home only. It does not provide any counseling, nor does it restrict me from making my own personal choices, so long as those choices do not violate the house rules or this resident agreement.

  3. 6.

    Meraki Recovery Housing LLC will provide housing in normal condition and shall not be held liable for any injury or loss to me or to my belongings. I agree and acknowledge that Meraki Recovery Housing LLC is not responsible for any injury or accident, and I will forever hold harmless Meraki Recovery Housing LLC unless said provider is negligent in causing the loss.

  4. 7.

    I understand that Meraki Recovery Housing LLC carries insurance only to cover the dwelling and the business assets located in the dwelling.

  5. 8.

    I agree to notify Meraki Recovery Housing LLC immediately, in writing, of any incident resulting in injury or loss. This notice will include a full accounting of the details of the incident.

  6. 9.

    I agree to having a criminal background check completed.

  7. 10.

    This agreement is for a term of six (6) months, beginning on ____________________________.

    Meraki resident home placement ______________________________________

General House Rules, Requirements and Guidelines

You are in a sober living program and environment. Your success and continuance in this program is dependent upon your consistent good behavior and cooperation. Disruptive and/or discourteous behavior will not be tolerated. Any contact with illegal drugs and/or alcohol, or any violation of any of the following rules and guidelines, can and will result in a move-out. Your initials and signature indicate your understanding and agreement.

  1. 1.

    Consumption or possession of beverage alcohol in any form is strictly prohibited.

  2. 2.

    Use or possession of illegal drugs in any form is strictly prohibited.

  3. 3.

    Use and/or possession of drugs and/or alcohol will result in immediate discharge. If discharged for drugs and/or alcohol, the resident agrees to leave the premises immediately and not to return for any reason whatsoever without permission from the House Manager or Meraki management.

  4. 4.

    Misuse of medication is grounds for a move-out.

  5. 5.

    Residents must keep prescription medications in a locked box.

  6. 6.

    Residents are required to submit to a drug and alcohol screen or test at any time (24/7) upon request. A refusal and/or failure to provide an adequate sample will be treated the same as a positive test result. Any attempt to cheat or circumvent the test will result in a move-out.

  7. 7.

    Dishonesty and stealing are prohibited. If caught, you can and will be required to move out.

  8. 8.

    Weekly attendance at three (3) recovery meetings is required (AA/NA meetings, church services, support groups, therapist, life recovery, etc.).

  9. 9.

    Residents are required to complete 30 hours per week of work, treatment, volunteer work or schooling, or any combination of these, as long as it adds up to 30 hours.

  10. 10.

    Smoking is allowed only in the outside back patio area.

  11. 11.

    Meraki Recovery Housing is NOT responsible for a resident's personal items or belongings. Residents are responsible for the security and safekeeping of their belongings. Residents must pack and carry their belongings when they depart from the home.

  12. 12.

    If, for any reason, personal belongings are left behind after moving out of the home or being discharged, the resident must contact the House Manager or Meraki management to arrange retrieval or disposal of those belongings. Meraki Recovery Housing will store personal belongings for up to 60 days after the move-out date.

  13. 13.

    Disruptive or discourteous behavior will not be tolerated and can and will result in a move-out.

  14. 14.

    Overnight guests are strictly prohibited.

  15. 15.

    Guests are not permitted beyond curfew hours and are permitted only in the common area.

  16. 16.

    Curfew hours are 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday. (If a job or meeting conflicts with curfew, it must be pre-approved by the House Manager.) Failure to return to the house on time can and will result in a move-out.

  17. 17.

    House meetings are held on Sunday evenings and are mandatory.

  18. 18.

    Residents are allowed in their own bedroom only, unless invited and accompanied by the resident whose bedroom it is.

  19. 19.

    Residents are expected to keep their room and the house tidy, as well as to complete an assigned weekly chore. Chores are to be completed twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. Residents are expected to make their bed daily, not to leave clothes on the floor, and to clean up after themselves. The kitchen must be cleaned after each use.

  20. 20.

    Overnight and weekend passes must be requested by filling out a pass request and turning it in 24 hours in advance. Overnight and weekend passes must be approved and signed off on by the House Manager and Meraki management. Meraki Recovery Housing management may deny a pass at any time for any reason.

  21. 21.

    Residents with a vehicle must provide proof of a valid driver's license and insurance, and must have current tabs, in order to keep the vehicle on Meraki property. Any inoperable vehicle must be moved off the premises. All residents must park their vehicles in the driveway (no street parking) and are expected to work together to arrange cars in the order in which they need to leave. Each resident may have one car on the premises. Guests should park on the street except where prohibited.

  22. 22.

    Residents are responsible for lawn and snow maintenance.

  23. 23.

    Extension cords are not allowed, per city ordinance.

  24. 24.

    Residents agree to abide by the house rules posted on the bulletin board.

  25. 25.

    No gambling of any type is permitted at the residence.

  26. 26.

    Residents must remain law-abiding at all times.

  27. 27.

    Be accountable and responsible, and communicate with your fellow residents and Meraki management in order to avoid conflict.

  28. 28.

    Any acts of violence, or putting hands on anyone, are strictly prohibited on the property and will result in immediate move-out.

  29. 29.

    A violation of any one of the rules or guidelines can and may result in a move-out.