flat rules  properties and privacy   

the public property in this house includes: tissue, cleaning tools (gloves, sponges, scrubs, bleaches, sprays) and other things that the flatmates agreed to share. they are bought using flat public funds and shared by everybody

refer to ‘the flat public fund’ clause.

other things are private property that each flatmate has to buy his or her own and store separately. these include but are not limited to food, body lotion, shampoo and toothpaste etc

the private properties are only shared voluntarily. nobody can use others’ things or eat others’ food without asking for permissions


the rooms of other flatmates are private. generally if the room door is closed, no matter if the room owner is at home or not, others cannot go into other flatmates’ room without their permission

if the owner is inside, knock the door and wait for the owner to open the door or open the door only after getting permission. people should never open the door of other flatmates without knocking and waiting

if the door is open however, it is generally considered that people can come and drop by anytime. one can notify the owner inside with a knock but it is not mandatory

the flat public fund   

the flat public fund is used for purchasing public properties, see clause ‘properties and privacy’ for definition of public properties. all flatmates put into the agreed amount into the fund

the purchase of public properties can be made by any flatmate and should be recorded in the flat public fund table. all purchasing receipt must be kept for reference

generally no payment should be made to the person who purchases without the receipt. cleaning duty  

cleaning duty is restricted to the public area. people are responsible for the cleaning of their own rooms (i

e. you are free to clean your room whenever you want)

the only exception when a person is obliged to clean one’s room is when the dirtiness of one’s own room affects other flatmates.    (이하 생략)