Article 1 – The rent period: The signatory tenant of the present contract concluded for a determined duration will not be able under any circumstances to prevail himself of an unspecified right to maintain in the places at the end of the renting.

Article 2 – Conclusion of the contract: The reservation becomes effective as soon as the tenant will have sent to the owner a deposit of 30% of the total amount of the rent and a copy of the contract signed before the date indicated in the contract. A second copy is meant to be kept by the tenant.The rental concluded between the parties to the present document may in no case benefit even partially to third parties, physical persons or moral persons, except with the written agreement of the owner. Any violation of this last paragraph would be likely to involve the immediate cancellation of the rental to the wrongs of the tenant, the product of the rent remaining definitively acquired to the owner.

Article 3 – responsibility: The reservation service which offers services to a tenant is the only interlocutor of this tenant and is responsible to him for the execution of the obligations resulting from the current sales conditions. The owner cannot be held responsible for fortuitous events, cases of major force or the fact of any person foreign to the organization and the course of the stay.

Article 4 – Absence of cancellation: For reservations made by mail, phone or internet, the client does not benefit from the cancellation period, and this in accordance with article L121-20-4 of the consumer code relating to the provision of accommodation services provided at a date or according to a specific period.

Article 5 – payment of the balance: The tenant will have to pay to the owner the balance of the agreed service and remaining due at the date specified in the contract or at the latest at the delivery of the keys. In the cases where the balance must be paid before the beginning of the stay (see contract), the client who has not paid the balance on the agreed date, is considered to have cancelled his stay. Therefore, the service is again for sale and no refund of the amounts already paid will be made.

Article 6 – Late bookings: In case of booking less than 30 days before the beginning of the stay, the totality of the payment can be required at the reservation.

Article 7 – Arrival: The occupants must arrive on the specified day and at the hours mentioned in the contract. In case of late or delayed arrival or of last-minute inconvenience, the occupants must inform the owner, whose address and phone number can be found on the website www.gites-franchecomte.com. The owner can refuse the late or delayed arrival and ask for the payment of the balance. There will be no refund. No early arrival will be allowed.

Article 8 – Alcohol and cigarette consumption, vaping…:  It is forbidden to smoke or vape inside the buildings and apartments. Smoking or vaping is tolerated in the outdoor areas in respect of the environment and the other occupants.

Article 9 – Valuables and personal items: It is recommended not to leave any valuable items in the rooms or accommodations as well as in the common areas. The parking lot is not monitored. The owner cannot be held responsible for theft, damage or loss.

Article 10 – Cancellation by the tenant: Any cancellation must be notified by recommended letter or email to the owner. No refund will be made. Unless otherwise specified in the rental agreement, the following conditions apply:

a) cancellation before arrival in the property:

The deposit remains with the owner. The owner can ask for the balance of the amount of the stay if the cancellation occurs less than 30 days before the scheduled date of entry into the property. If the tenant does not show up on the day and at the scheduled arrival time, the tenant will have to pay the balance of the amount of the stay and the owner can dispose of his gite. The deposit also remains with the owner.

b) if the stay is shortened, the full amount of the rent is retained by the owner.

Article 11 – change of a substantial element: Whenever, before the planned date of the beginning of the rent, the owner is forced to make a change to one of the essential elements of the contract, the tenant can, after being informed by the owner by recommended letter with acknowledgment of receipt, by email or by internet :

– either cancel his contract and obtain without penalties the immediate refund of the amounts paid;

– or accept the modification or the substitution of places of stay proposed by the owner: an amendment to the contract specifying the modifications made is then signed by the parties.

Any price reduction is deducted from the amounts still owed by the tenant and if the payment already made by the client exceeds the price of the modified service, the overpayment will be returned to the client at the latest at the end of his reservation.

Article 12 – Cancellation by the owner: When the owner cancels the stay before the beginning of the stay, he must inform the client by recommended letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by email or by internet. The client will be refunded immediately and without penalties of the amounts paid. These measures do not apply when an agreeing arrangement has been made for the purpose of the acceptance by the client of a substitute stay proposed by the owner.

Article 13 – interruption of the stay: In case of interruption of the stay by the client, the totality of the accommodation and the services are due by the client. There will be no refund.

Article 14 – use of the places: The client will have to guarantee the peaceful character of the rent and to make use of it in accordance with the purpose of the places. No material or accessory (mattresses, tents, extra beds, barbecue, sound system.) can be brought in by the client without the owner’s consent.

Article 15 – Capacity: The current contract is established for a specific number of persons. If the number of persons exceeds the number agreed upon during the reservation, the owner can refuse the additional persons. Any modification or cancellation of the contract will be considered at the initiative of the client.

Article 16 – capacity: The present contract is established for a number of persons. If the number of persons exceeds the number defined at the time of the reservation, the owner can refuse the additional persons. Any modification or breach of contract will be considered at the initiative of the tenant.

Article 17 – Transfer of the contract by the tenant: The reservations and associated contracts are nominative and cannot be transferred. Any transfer will constitute a breach of contract at the initiative of the tenant.

Article 18 – insurance: The tenant is responsible for all damages caused by himself or by the persons accompanying him. He must be insured by a civil liability insurance contract for these different risks.

Article 19 – inventory of fixtures: An inventory is established jointly and signed by the tenant and the owner or his representative at the arrival and departure of the gite. This inventory is the only reference in case of dispute concerning the state of the premises. The tenant is required to use the rented property in good order. The state of cleanliness of the gite on the arrival of the tenant must be noted in the inventory of fixtures. The cleaning of the premises during the rental period is the responsibility of the tenant. The cleaning of the premises at the tenant’s departure, if it is included in the rental, is understood to exclude dishes, garbage cans and glasses. If the cleaning is not included, it is the responsibility of the tenant before his departure. The amount of any cleaning costs will be paid by the tenant in case of failure.

Article 20 – Pets: Pets are accepted in the Villa Petrus de Longemaison after clarification with the host, with a supplement.

Article 21 – security deposit: Upon arrival of the tenant in the rental, a security deposit, the amount of which is indicated on the contract, is requested by the owner. After the contradictory establishment of the inventory of fixtures of exit, this deposit is restored, deduction made of the cost of restoration of the places if degradations were noted. In case of early departure preventing the establishment of the inventory of fixtures the same day of the departure of the tenant, the deposit is returned by the owner within a period not exceeding two weeks.

Article 22 – Payment of charges: At the end of the stay, the tenant must pay to the owner, the charges not included in the price of the rent.

Article 23 – Tourist tax: The tenant will have to pay the tourist tax in force at his entry in the places.

Article 24 – Litigation: In case of litigation, the competence of the Court of Bourges 1 Place Henri Mirpied, 18000 Bourges is recognized.