Accidental Damage Legal Explanation
Protection Plan Limited Waiver
Terms of Waiver
As an
enrollee under this plan, staying at a property ("the
Property") rented to you by Rentcottage.com a
division of Interactive Vacation Rentals Inc ("the Company"),
you will not be obligated to pay, subject to the conditions
referred to below, for damage to covered real or personal
property of the owner of the property that is occupied by
you the Enrollee. If the Enrollee purchases this plan, the
Company waives the right to charge the Enrollee for theft
or damages to the property as a result of your inadvertent
acts or omission during the duration of the Stay.
The maximum limit of this waiver of
liability is $3000 aggregate per stay.
CONDITIONS
The Accidental Damage
Protection plan has certain conditions. The plan will not waive your liability
for damage or theft resulting from:
- Acts of
God, as a result of fire, flood, or other natural disasters(this clause
is applicable to cottage owners only);
- Intentional
Acts, and omissions by a Enrollee and/or their guests. When the
consequences to the Property could have been foreseen by a reasonable
person including additional cleaning and/or maintenance resulting from
abuse and/or neglect.
- Gross
Negligence which, for the purposes of This Agreement, shall be defined as
an act by a Enrollee and/or their guests in reckless or willful disregard
as to the consequences to the Property including loss or damage by
animals; *
- Any
cause, if the Enrollee does not report the damage immediately to Company
staff prior to checking out of the cottage;
- Normal
wear and tear (this clause is applicable to cottage owners only);
- Future
loss of rental income* (this clause is applicable to cottage owners
only);
- Loss or
Damage for Enrollee Damages in excess of The Damage Coverage Amount. *
- Coverage
does not apply for theft or damage of any property owned by or brought on
to the premises by an Enrollee.
*In The event of loss or damage to the vacation accommodation caused by
such acts or omissions by Enrollees and/or their invitee's, you will be
entirely liable for such damages. Any of the aforementioned issues or damages
may be debited from the credit card submitted by you to the Company.
DEFINITIONS
"Enrollee":
All registered guests shown on the property rental agreement, who have elected
to purchase the Accidental Damage Protection plan and have paid the required
plan cost.
Stay:The stay at a vacation
home from the date of Enrollee check-in to the date of check-out.
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES
All waivers of theft or
damage will be administered by Company staff at the property. Such staff will
have the sole authority to determine the nature and extent of damages,
necessary repairs and eligibility for the waiver of liability described herein.
The Enrollee must report in writing any theft or damage to the unit or its
contents to staff by the time of checkout or any otherwise applicable damage
waiver for such Enrollee will be void. The Company manager has ultimate claim
administration authority. In the event of any dispute relating to this waiver
the Company may require such dispute be submitted to binding arbitration.
TERMS OF COVERAGE
The plan takes effect upon
check in or registration on the booked arrival date to a vacation home together
with payment of the plan cost before check-in.
All coverage shall
terminate upon normal check out time or the departure of the Enrollee,
whichever occurs first.
PROTECTION PLAN
FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
IMPORTANT NOTE: Payments for the Accidental Damage
Protection plan will not be accepted after the guest has entered the unit for
the beginning of their stay.
IF YOU ACCEPT THIS
PROTECTION PLAN, THIS DOCUMENT BECOMES PART OF AND IS ATTACHED TO THE LEASE
AGREEMENT
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