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To reserve the apartment, please read the agreement below. If you agree with the basic terms, please download, print, fill out, and sign it.  You must include payment of 75% of the indicated rental amount and mail it to the indicated address.  Unless otherwise indicated, reservations must be received within two weeks of your arrival date in order to be held in your name (if you need to fax in order to meet this deadline, please request one by E-Mail).  Payments may be made by personal check (US banks only), wire transfer or credit card via PayPal (add 5% of the total for PayPal processing fees).

Please, read the terms of the reservation agreement before downloading, signing and mailing.

Reservation Agreement:

1. To reserve the studio:  Please print, complete, sign and mail this reservation agreement to David Lake, PO Box 3121, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359 USA. The completed and signed agreement must be received along with payment of 75% of the total rental price and the $500.00 security deposit no later than two weeks prior to your indicated arrival date. Upon receipt of the reservation paperwork and 75% payment of total rent, the studio will be designated as "reserved" on the web-based availability calendar and the client will be sent a confirmation receipt and Paris contact telephone number. The studio may be reserved in your name up to six months in advance if the completed rental agreement is sent with 50% of the total rental price and the remaining 25% and $500 security deposit is sent no later two weeks before your arrival date. The final 25% of the rental fee must be paid in Euros to the owner's personal representative in Paris upon receipt of the key and access code unless other arrangements are made.

2. Acceptable forms of payment: Personal checks drawn on US bank accounts made out to David Lake may be used for the deposit required to hold a reservation and the security deposit. Additionally payments may be made with VISA or Mastercard via PayPal. The owner's Paypal ID is LakeLVP@juno.com. Please add 5% to all PayPal payments to cover fees charged for this service and allow four business days for processing of payments by PayPal. Clients should contact the owner by E-Mail regarding wire transfers or other methods of payment. Personal checks drawn on banks outside the US will not be accepted. The final 25% of the rental fee must be paid in Euros to the owner's personal representative in Paris upon receipt of the key and access code unless other arrangements are made.

3. Receipt of key and access code: The clients must meet the owner's personal representative at the apartment in Paris. Unless other arrangements are made, he will wait for clients at the building until 90 minutes after the designated arrival time. The remaining 25% of the rental fee must also be given to him in Euros at that time or at an arranged time if banks are closed. He will be the client's contact in Paris and his mobile phone number will be provided to you upon receipt of completed reservation paperwork and payment of 75% of the rental fee.

4. Cancellation Policy: Please call +1 310 849 3975 and leave a detailed message AND send e-mail to info@levieuxparis.com in the event of last minute changes or cancellations. If you cancel your reservation, your initial rental deposit will be 100% refundable up to 3 weeks prior to arrival date, 75% refundable up to 2 weeks prior to arrival date, 50% refundable 1 week prior to arrival date, and 25% refundable 72 hours prior to arrival date. Refunds made if cancellation notice is received less than 72-hours before your scheduled arrival date will be made at the owner's discretion.

5. Damage to Property and Deposit Refund: Broken dishes, glasses, or any damage to the studio or its contents must be reported to the owner's personal representative on or before client's designated departure date. If damaged items are not replaced during the rental period, their cost will be deducted from the security deposit. The $500 security deposit, less any deductions for damaged property, shall be sent to the client's address within 30 days of the departure date.

6. Insurance: Clients are encouraged to purchase a comprehensive travel insurance policy including coverages for cancellation of flights, injury, and loss of personal property. The owner carries only basic liability and hazard insurance for the apartment.

7. Check-In/Check-Out: Unless other arrangements are made, the rental period shall not commence before Noon on the arrival date nor continue past 10 am on the date of departure. Although the owner shall not be obliged to offer the accommodation outside the rental period, he will accommodate clients whenever possible. Please be courteous to the next occupant and recognize that the studio must be cleaned before your arrival and after your departure. There are several cafes and other pleasant places to wait within a hundred yards of the building.

6. Disturbances/Noise: All guests agree not to make excessive noise in the studio between the hours of 10 PM and 8 am, not to cause disruption in any public areas of the building, and not to disturb or harass the building occupants or neighbors no matter how attractive and flirtatious they appear to be to us non-French folk. Running, horseplay, or other unsafe behavior is not permitted in the stairwell, apartment, or common areas of the building.

7. No Smoking/Noxious fumes: No smoking or burning of incense is permitted inside the studio at any time. Smelly cheeses, fish or other food products should be properly kept in sealed containers inside the refrigerator.

8. Repairs: Any breakages to appliances, heating, plumbing, electricity, or articles inside the studio not caused by the client should be reported to the owner's personal representative as soon as possible so that timely arrangements for repair or replacement can be made. Reasonable adjustments to the rental rate can be made at the owner's discretion.

9. Limitations of Liability: The owner shall not be liable to the client for

    

   • any temporary defect or stoppage in the supply of public services to the property, nor in respect of any equipment, plant, machinery or appliance in the property.

   • any loss, damage or injury which is the result of adverse weather conditions,
     civil unrest, strikes, Force Majeur or other matters beyond the control of the owner.

   • any loss, damage or inconvenience caused to or suffered by the client
     if the property is destroyed, substantially damaged or otherwise made uninhabitable prior to the rental period.  In any such event, the owner shall notify the client and refund all deposit and reservation fees paid within 10 days.

   • any problems or conditions resulting from the necessity to climb stairs to gain access to the studio.  The client recognizes that there are six flights of stairs to climb to gain access to the unit and acknowledges that s/he is physically capable of climbing stairs without difficulty.

   • any emotional distress or sadness the client may suffer as a result of returning to drab, charmless cities or suburbs in the US or elsewhere after having lived as a Parisian in le Vieux Paris.

Under no circumstances shall the owner's liability to the client exceed the amount paid to the owner for the rental period.   The client recognizes that suing for fun and profit is an obnoxious American behavior that will not be tolerated in France.