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For owners and operators of short-term/vacation rental properties
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This is a Short-Term Rental Agreement, Liability Waiver, and Release of Claims — a hybrid document that combines a vacation/short-term rental license agreement with a comprehensive liability waiver, assumption-of-risk provision, and indemnification package. It's drafted as a fillable template (blank jurisdiction, address, and fee fields) rather than a deal-specific executed agreement. Purpose: It governs the relationship between a Property Owner/Operator and a Guest for a defined rental stay, granting a revocable license to occupy (expressly not a lease/tenancy), while simultaneously shifting risk of injury, death, and property damage onto the Guest through broad waiver, release, indemnification, and limitation-of-liability language. It also gives the Owner mechanisms to enforce house rules and recover costs via a liquidated-damages fine schedule. Who would use it: Owners and operators of short-term/vacation rental properties (individual owners, LLCs, or property management companies) — particularly those with amenities that carry elevated injury risk (pools, bicycles, water features, fire pits, grills). Exhibits: • Exhibit A – Rental Details, Payment Schedule, and Authorized Occupants: Deal-specific terms (dates, fees, deposit, occupancy limits, pet authorization, contact info) — keeps variable data out of the body for easy reuse across bookings. • Exhibit B – Amenities List: Itemizes covered amenities (pool, bikes, kayaks, etc.), tying specific items to the assumption-of-risk provisions. • Exhibit C – Fine Schedule: Liquidated-damages pricing for specific violations (smoking, mess, damage), supporting the enforcement mechanism. • Exhibit D – House Rules: Conduct standards (smoking, quiet hours, occupancy, parking, pets) incorporated by reference as a material term. • Exhibit E – Pool Safety Rules: Standalone safety notice and rules specific to pool/water use, reinforcing the heightened waiver language in the Agreement.
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