**KITCHENER/WATERLOO LOCALS MUST MESSAGE BEFORE BOOKING**
- Outside grounds is subject to surveillance (doorbell camera).
- Keep garage door closed

***Pre-Booking/Pre-Trip Rules***
1) Shoes – Always take shoes off at the door.
2) Locals - Locals MUST message through “contact host query” before booking or your reservation will be declined. If approved, all locals may be subject to an in-person ID check and if so ineligible for self check-in.
3) Third Party Bookings – Third party corporate bookings are permitted when booking for business. Third party personal bookings (when booking for a friend/family) MUST be requested first through “contact host query” before booking with the exception of husband/wife OR parent/child booking for each other. If this process is not followed, the host can cancel the reservation without notice or compensation.
4) Guests with no reviews will be subject to an ID check over Airbnb messenger. The guest must submit the IDs of ALL GUESTS in the reservation.

***On-Trip Rules***
5) Parking - If you have more than 2 cars, please ask where to park.
6) Noise – Quiet Time is 10PM. Noise Fines are the following: 1st violation - WARNING, 2nd violation - $200 Fine, 3rd violation - $500 Fine.
7a) Occupancy – The maximum number of guests in the unit is 8 or whatever amount of guests you booked for. If more people are in the unit without prior permission a $10/person fee will be assessed to the guest.
8) No Smoking Rule/Cigarette Butts – No smoking within the unit/building/garage/parkade. Smoking is permitted on the balcony provided proper disposal of cigarette butts – Flicking cigarette butts is a serious fire hazard and will not be tolerated. Fines are as follows: Smoking in Unit/Building/Garage/Parkade - $250, Improper disposal of butts: $150
9) Illegal Activity/Intentional Damage – The reservation will be cancelled with NO WARNING and NO COMPENSATION if the guest OR anyone in the guest’s party is seen or is reasonably assumed to be conducting any kind of illegal activity OR intentional damage inside the unit or around the building premises. If the host has a reasonable suspicion that illegal activity or intentional damage has occurred, he, an agent, or the police can enter the premises to investigate without the guests consent given a written notice at least 5 minutes before entering through the Airbnb messaging app.

***Post Trip Rules**
10) Late Checkout – A fee of $40 will be assessed if there is a late checkout. Late checkout is defined as the cleaner having to wait for the guest to leave the unit when present at the building. This is to compensate the cleaner for waiting. You may ask for more time the day before to prevent this from happening.
11) Lost Item Charges
• Garage Door Opener: $100
• Key: $25

***Host/Guest Cancellation Policies***
Host Cancellation for Breaking of Rules
• Breaking Rules 4, 5, 6, 7 - During the trip if guest breaks Rule 4 (Condo Bylaws), Rule 5 (Noise), Rule 6 (Occupancy), or Rule 7 (Smoking) the guest will receive one written warning rule violation notice through the Airbnb app. A second rule-violation (which does not have to be the same rule) will have the booking cancelled without any compensation to the guest.
• Breaking Rule 8 - If Rule 8 (Illegal Activity) is broken by the guest/guest party the trip will be cancelled immediately without any kind of compensation to the guest.

Guest Cancellation Policy – If a guest cancels the trip within the cancellation period the host will try to get the place occupied in that time. If the host rents out the place in the time period, the host will refund the original guest the reservation funds received from the new guest.