Members who chose to live in a substance free environment do so for a variety of reasons including health, personal values, family influence, and impact by addiction and recovery in family, friends’ and/or one’s own life. Members who decide to call Ruth Schulze Co-op their home commit to the following agreements.

• Members agree not to use or possess alcohol, tobacco products*, or any illicit/illegal drugs in any space within the house or on house grounds.
• If a member chooses to consume substances while off the premises, respect for the community must be maintained and behavior upon returning home must not negatively impact the community or any individual member.
• Members agree to hold each other accountable and will follow ICC Austin’s conflict resolution process to confront any member who is in violation of the substance free policy.
• Members understand that violation of the substance free policy may result termination of the member resident agreement.

*Tobacco products may be kept in a member’s possession but may not be used in the house or on house grounds.