Release Requests are ways for the House to vote to release a member from specific obligations, as outlined in the Escher House Constitution, Section 2.7.2. A Member will be automatically released in circumstances listed in section 2.7.1 of the Escher House Constitution.

# The Release Request is voted on at the House Meeting, with the vote being the final decision.

A Work Release releases a Member from their [[House Chores|work]] obligations for a set period of time, as defined in the Constitution. Releases can be requested for any reason, but are generally used in the following cases:

* A Member will be out of town for 14 or more consecutive days.

Members receiving a Work Release for being absent from the House for 14 or more days will also receive a Food Release for the same time period.

A Food Release releases a Member from their obligation to pay food-related House Charges for the release period. As specified in [[#Work Release]], release requests due to a period of absence from the house (> 14 consecutive days) will automatically include a food release for the same period of time. Anyone can request a Food Release, but they are generally given in the following cases:

* A Member will be out of town for 14 or more consecutive days.

A food release is <u>not</u> the same as a house charges release. House charges include food and other expenses.

A House Charges Release releases a Member from their obligation to pay any House Charges for the release period. This is generally requested if the Member will be leaving the House. After a Member gets released from House Charges, they are expected to vacate their room by the start of the release period. <b> A House Charges Release does ''not'' release a Member from ICC Charges </b>, and ICC Charge Releases must go through the ICC Process.