HOMESTAY AGREEMENT
The following is an
Agreement between Homestay Connection and the “Host”, under which Homestay
Connection agrees to provide, and the Host agrees to accept, Students for
placement from time to time, on the following terms and conditions.
Placement
1. In the event that Homestay
Connection finds a Student for placement with the Host, such placement may last
anywhere from one day to one year. The duration of the placement will be agreed
upon by the parties prior to placement.
2. Homestay Connection will try to
find the most appropriate individual for placement with the Host, but cannot
guarantee that all requirements of the Host will be met. Homestay Connection
cannot guarantee that the Host will be provided with a Student each month.
3. The Host will not offer
accommodations at the same time to two Students speaking the same language,
without the consent of Homestay Connection.
Fees
4. For each 4-week (28-day) period
Homestay Connection will pay to the Host an agreed fee.
5. Homestay Connection will pay the
Host a fee for each day the Student extends beyond the 28-day period.
6. If Homestay Connection requests
the Host to pick up the Student from the airport, an airport transfer payment
will be made.
7. A $75 annual membership is required
to remain active in Homestay Connection Database. This fee is not due nor
payable until a student has been placed in your homestay. Homestay Connection
can not guarantee the number of students it will place in your homestay in one
year. It will be dependent on your availability. A $75 deduction will be made
from the first period payment.
Housing Conditions
8. The Host agrees to provide a
welcoming and secure environment for the Student.
9. If students select a 2 meal plan,
the Homestay agrees to provide breakfast and dinner every day. Dinner must be a
well-balanced meal, generally consisting of meat, vegetable, potatoes or rice,
fruit and milk or juice. Fast food dinners such as pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs,
etc. are acceptable occasionally only. An evening meal will be prepared and
left if the Host is not home or if the Student comes home late from school. If
students select the 3 meal plan, a packed lunch consisting of a sandwich, fruit
and a cold drink must be prepared by the family. Snacks should be available to
the student.
10. The Host will provide each
student with a key to the house.
11. On or before the first day of
courses, the Host will show the student how to get to the school by TTC.
12. The Host will provide basic
furniture including a bed, closet, and desk or study table, chair and good
lighting in the Student’s room. The room will not be shared without the consent
of Homestay Connection.
13. The Host will not require the
Student to baby-sit or require that the Student do housework (apart from
keeping his/her own room and bathroom clean and sharing with dishwashing).
14. The Host will make an effort to
show the Student some local places of interest during the Student’s stay and
shall attempt to include the Student in the Host’s family activities for the
duration of the Students stay. The Host is not required to pay for costs such
as entertainment for the Student if the Student wishes to be involved in the
Host’s family activities.
Obligations to Advise
15. The Host will contact Homestay Connection
immediately if any difficulties arise in his/her dealings with the Student, and
agree to co-operate with Homestay Connection towards resolving any issues,
which may arise.
16. Homestay Connection requires all
Students to sign an authorization form to allow the Host to secure medical
treatment for that Student in the event of illness or injury. Should
circumstances warrant, the Host agrees to secure medical treatment for the
Student as is needed.
Termination
17. If the Host wishes to terminate the
placement before the end of the placement period, the Host shall provide
Homestay Connection with at least four weeks’ noticed of the termination, to
allow Homestay Connection to find a new placement for the Student. In such
case, all payments from Homestay Connection shall cease as of the termination
of the placement, and any payments that have been made to the Host for any
period beyond the termination of the placement, shall be returned by the Host
to Homestay Connection.
18. If the Student terminates the
placement, Homestay Connection will attempt to provide the Host with advance
notice of two weeks. In such case, any payments that have been made to the Host
for any period beyond the termination of the placement shall be refunded by the
Host to Homestay Connection.
19. If the Host fails to meet the
requirements or criteria of Homestay Connection’s Homestay program, fails to
meet Homestay Connection’s standards of conduct, or if the Host breaches any of
the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, Homestay Connection may
terminate any placement, and this Agreement without advance notice, and without
further payment to the Host. Any payments that have been made to the Host for
any period beyond the termination of the Agreement or placement, shall be
returned by the Host to Homestay Connection.
20. Homestay Connection reserves the
right to terminate this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, upon two weeks
notice to the Host.
Exclusions of Liability
21. The Host understands and
acknowledges that Homestay Connection must rely to a great extent on the
information provided to it by the Students. Homestay Connection’s screening is
limited to the information provided by the students in their application
process. While Homestay Connection will not knowingly retain as a Student any
individual it knows to be inappropriate, ultimately the behaviour of the
Student cannot be guaranteed.
22. The Host accepts full risk and
responsibility for any injury the Host may incur, or any damages to the Host’s
property arising from the Host’s participation in the Homestay Program. The
Host releases and forever discharges Homestay Connection, its respective
owners, agents and employees, from all actions, causes of actions, suits,
claims, or demands whatsoever, that may arise from the Host’s participation in
the Homestay Program.
23. The Host shall maintain third
party liability insurance (generally found on homeowners’ policies). The Host
is also advised to check with its home insurance agent to ensure that the Host
is covered by insurance for any additional occupant(s).
24. The Host will ensure that all
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors are in good working order and are
tested on a routine basis.
25. Homestay Connection is not
responsible for any long-distance phone calls made by the Student, or for any
other expenses or damages incurred or caused by the Student during that
Student’s stay.
Representation
26. The Host represents and warrants
that all the information in his/her Homestay application is true and complete
to the best of his or her knowledge and that each family member has been made
aware of this agreement and is prepared and happy to welcome a visitor into
their family and home.
27. By selecting “I Agree” to the
request to “Please Read the Agreement before submitting your Host Profile”, the
Host represents and warrants that he/she has read all 27 points contained in
this agreement which is entitled HOMESTAY AGREEMENT.