Vacation Rentals of Tamarindo: Terms And Conditions

Short Term Rental Agreement

FIRST: Electricity, water, phone local calls, Cable TV INCLUDED IN THE RATE. SECOND: Cleaning twice a week included if the stay is for a week or more. THIRD: NO PETS ALLOWED. FOUR: NO SMOKING INSIDE THE CONDOS. $400 USD penalty applies in the case we found smoke smell in the property. FIVE: Please keep noise and music to a reasonable level at all times. Quiet policy after 10pm. No noise around the pool after 7:00PM. Please be respectful of your surrounding neighbors. Excessive loud noise levels will result in expulsion of the property with NO REFUNDS. SIX: Management is NOT responsible for loss or theft of valuables.  Please use the safe provided in each condo. SEVEN: From time to time, the Electricity, Internet, Cabel TV, Water or other service not provided directly by the Property Manager may be turned off temporarily by the Costa Rican authorities. Please note that the Property Management Company has no control over these situations and accepts no liability for loss of food due to power failures.  No refunds will be given as a result of power and water failures. EIGTH: Tenant accepts OBEY ALL POOL RULES.  No surfboards in the pool or glass in the pool area please. NINE:  Term:  This rental agreement is from the dates picked in the online reservation form.  TEN: Payments:  VRT accepts Credit Cards, Costa Rican Checks, Wire Transfers and Cash for payment.  When paying by credit card, a 5% service fee applies.  When paying by international bank wire transfer, a $25.00 USD bank service fee applies.  Within Costa Rica, the LESSEE can transfer money using Banco National or BCR fee of charge, or use the SINPE system from any other Costa Rican bank. In addition, the LESSEE will need to authorize payment of 50% of the total anticipated rental charges.  Once the signed agreement is received and the payment is registered on our account, the LESSEE will receive confirmation via fax or email.  The remaining balance is due 60 days prior to the check-in date.  We reserve the right to treat the booking as cancelled if the balance is not paid on time and penalties will apply.  ELEVEN: Holidays weeks reservations should be prepaid at the booking time with a deposit of 100% of the total of the stay. Deposits received for holiday weeks (Christmas, New Years and Easter) are non-refundable.  TWELVE: Cancellation of a confirmed rental agreement prior to 60 days to the arrival date will result in a 50% penalty of the deposit.  45 days prior to the arrival date will result in a 75% penalty of the deposit.  30 days prior to arrival date will result in a 100% penalty and all deposits will be forfeited in total.  No exceptions will be made. THIRTEEN: The price of the lease is the sum in the online rental form in US dollars.  Credit card or wire fee is not included. FOURTEEN: A $500-$1000 security deposit is due upon arrival.  VRT accepts Credit Cards or Cash for the security deposit.  A temporary HOLD will secure the deposit. The LESSEE must report any damage to their unit or any missing items immediately or it will be deemed that they are responsible for said damage.  If the unit is found in appropriate order following your departure, the full value of the security deposit will be refunded to the LESSEE upon check-out.  In all other cases, the cost of any damages or missing items will be deducted from the security deposit before refunding the remaining balance. FIFTEEN: It is specifically understood by the parties that this lease is made in connection with a Condominium Unit. This lease is subject and subordinate to all covenants and restrictions contained in the Condominium Bylaws. SIXTEEN: No refunds will be made due to unfavorable weather, disruption of utility services by the provider, excessive noise levels or early departures due to illness or death. SEVENTEEN: The maximum occupancy is noted on the rental form. The responsible adult signing the rental agreement and posting security deposit must be at least 25 years of age. No Exceptions. EIGHTEEN: Each tenant will be provided with 2 sets of keys upon check-in. The keys must be returned to the property management office upon check-out.  Arrangements to return the keys must be made if departing before normal business hours. In case the tenant leave in no business hours it should drop the keys in the Metal box located in Sunrise Tamarindo Complex guard house. Tenant cannot leave the keys with the guard. Should a set of keys be lost by the LESSEE, a charge of $100.00 will be deducted from the security deposit. NINETEEN: The unit is delivered furnished and equipped. The property will be inspected by the inventory manager prior to   your arrival and immediately before your departure.  In addition, you will be need to review and sign the inventory list of the unit's contents upon arrival and upon departure.  Please allow 1 hour prior to check-out to conduct the final inventory of the unit.  For late arrivals, please review and sign the inventory list and return the inventory list to the management company the following morning. For early morning check-outs, the inventory manager will conduct an inspection of the property immediately following your departure.  If the unit is found in appropriate order following your departure, the full value of the security deposit will be released from the temporary hold of the security deposit. TWENTY: Late check outs will be a penalty of $50 per hour. TWENTY ONE: The space will be used as temporary domicile of the LESSEE, only, not being able to vary this use totally nor partially for any reason, whatsoever. TWENTY TWO: The LESSEE cannot, in any way whatsoever, sublease, assign, encumber, lien, or tax, totally or partially, the rights conferred herein.  He also promises to faithfully respect the condition of not having ANY TYPE OF PETS inside or outside the building. TWENTY THREE: Release of Liability:  The LESSOR does not assume any liability whatsoever before third parties, for damages to objects of his possession or to persons who are in the property leases, for accidents of any nature, fire, or any other catastrophe that could occur both to persons and to goods, whether caused by man or nature, or by an Act of God of by force majeure or robbery.  In virtue of this clause, the LESSOR is hereby relieved of any responsibility to this effect. TWENTY FOUR: Sanctions:  Non-compliance on the part of the LESSEE of any of the obligations he assumes herein, or of those imposed by law, will give the LESSOR the right to file whatever legal actions are pertinent, and if the case may be, of terminating the agreement with liability for the LESSEE, without the delay or omission in the exercise of those rights, implying a waiver or expiration of them. TWENTY FIVE: At check out time if the property has some damage will be deducted from the security deposit. TWENTY SIX: The property will be cleaned after the LESSEE leave the unit, if extra cleaning is needed because the property is very dirty an extra charge of $15 USD will be charges by hour from the security deposit or credit card on file.

I hereby acknowledge that I have read, and accept the "Terms and Conditions of VRT" listed above.  The parties herein have agreed in entering into, as in effect into, a Lease Agreement of House for Tourist Purposes that will be ruled by the following contractual clauses and whatever is omitted therein, by the provisions of the General Urban and Suburban Law of Costa Rica in force hereinafter referred as "The Law".