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This Rental Agreement (this "Agreement") is being proposed on (Today's date:*) _______________ , by and between Paul House, ("Reservation Manager," Bozeman Cottage Inc Vacation Rentals, Inc.), and (Your Name:*) ________________________________ ("Guest"), address:* ___________________________________________________. Cell phone # ____________ and/or Bozeman contact phone # ____________ Email: ____________   The Agreement will become effective upon Guest’s payment of the Reservation Deposit (see below), and expires 3 days from the above date if not received by Reservation Manager. The parties agree as follows:

OCCUPANCY & RESTRICTIONS. Only the number of people specified above may occupy the Premises.  No guests or visitors may stay in RVs parked on the premises. Gatherings of more than 10 people in addition to the guests constitute an event that the Reservation Manager must be notified about in advance and approve to minimize neighborhood impacts; there may be an extra charge.  No bands may perform on Premises. No discharge of any firearm or hunting of any kind is allowed on Premises. Any illegal activity may result in immediate eviction and forfeiture of rent received. No commercial use of the house is allowed for any purpose.  Guest may not sublet the Premises. Guest agrees to abide by Reservation Manager’s House Rules found in “Guest Book.”  Guest will not make any alterations, remove anything, or do any repair without prior approval of Reservation Manager. Home Owner or Reservation Manager may enter at reasonable times for repairs or service. Home Owner or Reservation Manager is not responsible for any loss or damage to Guest’s property. This wavier by Guest includes any loss, expense or damage, whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise.

ACCESS TO PREMISES BY OWNER OR MANAGER.  The Owner, Manager or agents thereof may access the Premises for reasons of urgent repair or maintenance of the Premises.

DANGEROUS MATERIALS. Guest shall not keep or have on the Premises any article or thing of a dangerous, inflammable, or explosive character that might substantially increase the danger of fire on the Premises.

DAMAGE. Guest will be responsible for any damage caused by Guest’s use of the Premises. This includes any damage caused by anyone in Guest’s party or anyone on the premises at the Guest’s invitation or sufferance. Guest agrees that any damage may be charged to his/her credit card and submits to the jurisdiction of the appropriate Montana Court if litigation is necessary.

DEFAULT. Guest shall be in default of this Agreement if Guest fails to fulfill any Agreement obligation or term by which Guest is bound.

LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE INJURY OR ILLNESS Owner of Property will not be liable for any damage or injury or illness to Guest or any other person or to any property occurring on the premises or in common areas unless such damage is the legal result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Owner of the Property. Guest agrees to hold Owner of Property harmless from any claims no matter how caused except for injury or damages caused by negligence or willful misconduct of Owner of Property.

ARBITRATION CLAUSE.   Arbitration shall be sought in any proceeding not settled by the parties.  

ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties. This Agreement may be modified or amended in writing, if the writing is signed by both parties.

GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Montana.  If any action in law or in equity shall be brought to recover any rent or charge under this Lease, or for or on account of any breach of, or to enforce or interpret any of the covenants, terms or conditions of this Lease, or for the recovery of the possession of the demised Premises, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party as part of the prevailing party's cost, reasonable attorney's fees, investigation, affirming judgments or appeal, the amount of which shall be fixed by the court and shall be made a part of any judgment or decree hereof rendered.  The prevailing party will also be able to recover the cost of collection of those judgments.

RESERVATION DEPOSIT. The 25% reservation deposit shall be paid to Bozeman Cottage, Inc. at the time of the reservation and will be held by the Reservation Manager to be applied toward the remaining balance. For reservations made within 30 days of your arrival date, the total amount is due unless other arrangements have been made.

DAMAGE DEPOSIT. Manager will use Guest's credit card for the purpose of securing a damage deposit.  Damage deposit will be used if necessary to repair damage or to perform extra cleaning.  The card will not be charged unless necessary. 

REMAINING BALANCE. 30 days before commencement of the rental, Reservation Manager will send you a reminder to pay the remainder of the Agreement payment, as well as accommodations tax. If you paid the reservation deposit by credit card, Reservation Manager will automatically charge the balance to the same card unless otherwise instructed.

CANCELLATIONS & CHANGES. Any cancellation made 60 days or more before the scheduled arrival date will receive a full refund of the reservation deposit, less a cancellation fee of $75 plus credit card fees of 2.5% of any amount that has been charged to your card. Any cancellation made within 60 days of the scheduled arrival date shall be subject to a forfeiture of the Agreement payments (including the remaining balance payment), unless the Reservation Manager is able to re-rent the Premises for the reserved dates at an equivalent rate.
    Once the reservation is finalized, changing houses and/or dates, if possible, costs $25. 

ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. The State of Montana collects a 7% bed tax on all home rentals less than one month in duration. The tax is applied to 75% of the rental amount and is included in the price of the rental (reservation administration fees of 25% of rental amount not taxable).

PAYMENT INFORMATION & OPTIONS, Four methods to choose from:

1.  Free electronic funds transfer.  My payment hub page is Here, and more info is posted on my Dwolla payment page.  Setting up a Dwolla account is free and easy, but does take a few days to verify your bank account.  The company is basically trying to subvert the credit card industry's $50 billion per year profits by charging only 25 cents per transaction instead of 2-3% of the total amount charged. 

2.  Use this self-payment link using Visa/MC/Discover:  https://www.rentpayment.com/pay/createLogin.html?acceptTerms=1&pc=JJVVIGI797  Where it asks for your reservation number, just use the name of the house followed by the dates of your stay (ie. River Bend July 17-24, 2012)
 

3. I can process a credit card payment with your card information.  Personal (not business) US-based Visa, Mastercard & Discover only*.  If you're comfortable emailing the information then type it in right here, otherwise I'll get the info over the phone.  I'll need your billing address if different from above along with the number and expiration date. 

Full name as it appears on card _____________________________________
card # ____________________________   exp (mm/yy) ___________   3-digit security code ________

Billing address (street or PO, city, zip)

* For non-US payments there is a 1% surcharge for credit card transactions.  If you need to process a payment with a credit card from a country other than the US, then you will be charged the surcharge.  Other options are check in the mail or bank transfer. 

4. To pay by check or money order, wait for confirmation of receipt of your rental agreement, then mail check to Bozeman Cottage, Inc. PO 562, Bozeman, MT  59771.

Please include any special instructions or questions: ______________________________________________________

I, (Your Name Here*) ________________________________ agree to the above terms and conditions of this rental Agreement and verify that all information is correct and accurate. By typing my name in the above box and submitting this form, I agree to enter into this binding contract.