A user must have Write, and Change permissions on an object in order to ungovern it. Also, a room option may limit ungoverning to owners.
When an object is ungoverned, it gets the default permission set for the repository, unless it is ungoverned from a governed folder, and the default permission set is FOLDER, in which case it gets the default permission set for the user.
The governing relationship of an object to a room can be removed in these ways:
Moving links from inside the objects’ room to anywhere outside it can lead to ungoverning those objects.
Using the File > Remove From Room command.
Copying a governed object into an ungoverned folder.
Moving a link for a governed object out of its room via a workflow, as long as the workflow is authorized to ungovern in that room.
If you copy entries between different governed data tables, the governing on the copies is automatically changed to match the governing room’s permission set.