CLEANING. The Premises shall be clean upon Guest's arrival. Agreement price includes three hours of cleaning which is sufficient for doing all bed linens and towels, vacuuming and light cleaning. Additional time spent cleaning may result in retention of part or all of the Damage Deposit.
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.
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.
TERMS OF PAYMENTS
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 $75 cancellation fee. 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, if possible, costs $25. Changing dates costs $15.
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, Two to choose from:
1. 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.