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 that Homestay Connection provides a Student for placement with the Host, Homestay Connection will pay to the Host the agreed monthly fee.
5. Homestay Connection will pay the agreed daily fee for each extra day the Student extends beyond the weekly standard stay.
6. If Homestay Connection requests the Host to pick up the Student from the airport a payment to cover the costs plus a gratitude fee will be added towards the Host consecutive payment .
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. 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 complete and return to Homestay
Connection the Smoke detector and Carbon Monoxide detector acknowledgement in
Appendix ‘A’.
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. The Host represents and warrants that he/she has
read all 27 points contained in this agreement which is entitled HOMESTAY
AGREEMENT.
DATED at the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, this __ day of ________, 2007.
______________________________________
______________________________________
Host Homestay
Connection
All parties acknowledge that facsimile copies will be
treated as originals.
APPENDIX ‘A’
SMOKE DETECTORS
I, ____________________________________, hereby
certify that I have ___________
Smoke Detector(s) installed in my residence at
________________________________.
The Smoke Detectors are
located___________________________________________
and the batteries are checked
_____________________________________________.
Date:____________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
(Host Family Signature)
(Witness)
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
I, ______________________________________, hereby
certify that I have _________
Carbon Monoxide Detector(s) in my home at
__________________________________
_______________________________. The date of purchase
was _________________
and the Carbon Monoxide Detector(s) is/are located
____________________________
and is/are in proper running order.
__________________________________
Date
__________________________________
__________________________________
(Host Family
Signature) (Witness)