Lodgers Agreement

Lodgers Agreement

1.Background

Welcome to The Royal Hotel DarlingtonAccommodation. This agreement sets out the terms and conditions on which we will give you access to our services and facilities and which describes our general principles. You hereby acknowledge you are a lodger on our premises and that your accommodation at our Hotelis governed solely by this agreement.

You confirm that you accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this agreement, our rules and our privacy policy and agree to us holding a copy of your photo on our system for our internal use by signing this agreement. You must sign this agreement before you may become a lodger.

Our rules, our privacy policy and your accommodation summary form part of this agreement and a breach of them is a breach of this agreement.

We may amend this agreement at any time, in our absolute discretion, by posting the amended terms and conditions on our website or issuing a letter directly to you. We operate the premises and have the right to enter any room for routine inspections.

2.Lodger Eligibility

You may only use our facilities or become a lodger if you are:

(a)able to form a legally binding contract with us;

(b)over 18 years of age with proper ID (i.e.Passport, Drivers license or ID card) and

(c)not temporarily or indefinitely suspended from using our services or facilities or have been evicted from this or other hotels.

(d) provide a reference from current place of employment with contact details for us to contact.

(e) provide a deposit of one weeks rent that will be kept should this agreement be in breach.

If you do not qualify, please do not apply to use our facilities or to become a lodger.

You promise to us when you sign this agreement that you meet the criteria in clauses 2(a) – (e). We will require a copy of suitable ID.

3.Accommodation agreement

(a)We give you permission to:

(i)occupy the specific bed that you book with us from the start date and for the term of your booking as specified in your accommodation summary from time to time, provided that you have paid to us the deposit specified in your accommodation summary; and

(ii)use the common areas and the equipment provided by us in those areas for common use, in the accommodation provided you keep them clean.

(b)You must pay for your accommodation one week in advance to the manager on duty at main bar whilst the hotel is open. Rent is due on or before Friday every week. It is your responsibility to obtain a receipt from the manager as proof of payment. If you do not pay your rent by 10pm Friday we reserve our right to cancel your access card to the building. A $10 administration fee will then be payable for late rent and the process of termination will be started.Should you not pay the administration fee when requested, we reserve the right to deduct an equivalent sum from the key deposit paid by you at the commencement of your stay. The key deposit is equivalent to one week’s rent and will be returned on check out providing the keys are returned, correct notice given of departure and the room is the state it was at the time of checked in with no damage.

(c)You must:

(i)give us notice of your departure at least 14days in advance, in person & in writing, to the Duty manager at the main bar by filling a departure notification form;

(ii)fill in all details to apply to lodge including contact details and reference details of current employer

(iii)when you check out on your departure date you must complete our departure check list before we will return your deposit to you. The room must be left in the same state it was given to you. No rubbish or belongings incl accumulated furniture should be left or deposit will be forfeited.

(d)If you do not provide us with notice of your departure in accordance with paragraph(c) we:

(i)willretain your deposit; and

(ii)Will assume that you will remain a lodger in your particular bed until you give us the required notice.

(e)We may charge you a full day’s rent at the undiscounted rate if you check out after the lodgers check out timeof ______on your departure date.

(f)You must not change your bed or room without our prior written permission.

(g)You must not allow another person to occupy your bed if, for any reason, you are not using it.

4.Contribution to your shared living community

We offer our lodgers a shared living community experience. You must do the following as a part of your contribution towards our shared living community:

(a)keep your bedroom clean and in good condition at all times, including ensuring the bed linen is regularly changed;

(b)store your personal belongings in the storage units provided by us and in the area designated by us for storage;

(c)carry out a task relating to maintaining a common area of the residence, as directed by us;

(d)comply with the rules, as amended from time to time;

(e)keep clean the common areas especially the kitchen and toilet. Always wash up and clean up after yourself when using the facilities.

(f)not:

(i)smoke in the residence, including any outdoor areas of the residence and anywhere within its grounds;

(ii)use any naked flames of any sort including candles, incense or oil burners or any heaters or fans other than those provided by us

(iii)tamper or interfere with the computers, your internet access or your broadband connection; or

(iv)bring your own furniture into the residence.

(v)create disruption, noise and any means violence

(vi)bring the hotel in to disrepute in anyway

(g)please note that if you break your agreementwithin the 1st month of your stay, abreak fee of $150 shall be payable.

If the property or anything in it is damaged, you must contribute towards the cost of the repairs of the damage, unless the person who caused the damage tells us that he or she was responsible.

5.Visitors

(a)You may only have visitors within the residence between 12:00noon and 8:00pm (in order to respect all guest’s privacy and security). They must report to the manager on duty to give a copy of ID and sign in.

(b)You must accompany any visitors you have when they are in the residence. Unaccompanied visitors are considered to be a serious security risk.

(c)You must not have large social gatherings of visitors in the residence. We consider large social gatherings to be a serious security risk to other guests. All visitors must report to the Duty manager for ID verification copy

(d)You must not allow any visitor or any other person who is not a guest of your residence to stay overnight in the residence.

(e)You must not enter any other residence without the prior written approval of the Duty manager of that hotel.

(f) No guest may let any person into the hotel accommodation area should they not have their access card to the front door incl another guest. It may be the case a guest has not paid their rent and is seeking illegal entry to the hotel. Always refer people to the Duty Manager at the bar. Never ever let anyone in or you will be asked to vacate the accommodation immediately and forfeit any bond.

6.Noise control

(a)You must not use areas that are marked This is not a common area.

(b)We expect all guests to respect and consider their fellow housemates. Accordingly, televisions and music must be turned off no later than 11:00pm.

7.What happens if you do not comply with this agreement?

If you do not comply with:

(a)clause4(a) we can charge you $25.00 for each hour, or part of an hour it takes to carry out your obligations for you. We can also issue you with a written warning to carry out this task within a time frame or you will be evicted.

(b)clause 4(f) and/or clause5, we may attract you immediately and you will forfeit your deposit to us. We will not make any exceptions to the rules set out in clause 4(f) and clause5.

We may terminate your agreement with us, without notice and may, in our absolute discretion, retain all or part of your deposit if:

(i)you breach this agreement;

(ii)we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us,;

(iii)we believe that your actions may attract legal liability for you, other guests, or us; or

(iv)we suspect that you have engaged in fraudulent or criminal activity while on our Premises.

If you break or damage furniture, fittings or any property owned or leased by us, or another guest, you must pay for the repair or replacement (at our discretion) of that item andyour lodgers agreement will terminate immediately.

8.Indemnity and release

(a)You indemnify and keep us and our related entities indemnified from and against all damages, costs, losses, damage and expenses, including legal fees incurred or suffered by us and/or the relevant related entity consequent upon, arising directly or indirectly out of or relating to your actions on our Premises or a breach or non-observance by you of this agreement..

(b)You release us from any responsibility for lodgers and their guests personal belongings. Lodgers store their personal belongings at their own risk.

9.Disputes

We can require any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this agreement to be settled by arbitration by reference to a commercial dispute centre located in the State in which the guest is located. Both of us will be bound by the decision of the arbitrator. The party who is determined by the arbitrator to be at fault in relation to the dispute, controversy or claim must pay the costs of the arbitration.

10.No transfer

We enter into this agreement with you personally. You are not entitled to assign or transfer your rights and obligations under this agreement.

11.Terms used in this agreement

The terms used in this agreement have the meanings given to them below except where a different meaning is implied by the context in which it used:

we or us means The Royal Hotel or any assignee or successor in title;

lodgermeans a guest of a property owned or leased by us who has entered into a contract for the provision of occupation of a bed in one of our facilities and they are currently occupy that bed;

privacy policy means the document described on our website as our Privacy Policy;

related entities means our parent entity, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and/or our employees;

rules means the documents described on our website as our Rules;

facilitiesmeans a property owned or leased by us and used for the purpose of operating the business of The Royal Hotel Pty Ltd; and

youmeans the person who signs this agreement who is seeking to become a lodger.

12.Interpretation

The law of all States and Territories in which The Royal Hotel operates applies to this agreement.

I hereby agree to this Lodgers agreement by signing below;

Guest Name;......

Guest signature;......

Date;......

Witness/Duty Manager;......

Name of Duty Manager;......