Disclaimer

 

The following describes the terms and conditions on which Places4Students Inc. and the online Off-Campus Housing Listing Service ("Places4Students.com") offers you access to its services. You are required to fully read this Disclaimer and click 'I AGREE' at the bottom of the page, before accessing listings on the Site.

 

Places4Students Inc. is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and the achievement of equal housing opportunity. Places4Students Inc. does not permit users to list the availability of any housing, unless it is made available in compliance with applicable federal and state/provincial laws, including federal and state/provincial fair housing laws, which generally make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, marital status, familial status, national origin or sexual orientation. Anyone listing an available property (including all types of rentable space) on this Site is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. Places4Students Inc. will not knowingly post any listing which violates the law.

 

Places4Students Inc. reserves the right to deny the use of this Site, at any time, without notice. Our services are available only to, and may only be used by individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, our services are not available to children (persons under the age of 18) or temporarily or indefinitely suspended Places4Students.com users. If you are a user under the age of 18, you can use this service only in conjunction with and under the supervision of your parents and/or guardians. If you do not qualify, please do not use our Site. Furthermore, your Places4Students.com account and User ID may not be transferred or sold to another party. If you are registering as a business entity, you acknowledge that you have the authority to bind the entity to this Agreement.

 

A College, University or School does not investigate, endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of any listing, referral, the quality of facility listed, or the listed individuals, companies, or firms. The College, University or School does not investigate, endorse or guarantee suitability of those users responding to the listings. Users of this service communicate and contract with each other individually and at their own risk. The Board, officers, agents and employees of each College, University or School shall not be liable for any actions occurring as a result of any arrangements made between users of this service, or for any errors or omissions made in compilation or print of the listings.

 

Advertisers and users agree to enable Place4Students Inc. and the College, University or School to use their information supplied to us on this Site, so that we are not violating any rights they might have in that information. Advertisers and users agree to grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise the copyright, publicity, and database rights (but no other rights) they have in that information, in any media now known or not currently known, with respect to that information. Places4Students Inc. will only use that information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is posted in our User Agreement.

 

You and Place4Students Inc. are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement. Places4Students Inc. provides our Site and services "ON AN AS IS BASIS" and without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory. Places4Students Inc. specifically disclaims any implied warranties of the title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

 

Places4Students Inc. does not inspect or control the content of any third party URL listed on this Site. Places4Students Inc. cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through any particular website or third party URL listed will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that may contain contaminating or destructive properties.

 

INTERNET SCAMS & FRAUD WARNING:

 

Students using our website have found it to be a safe and convenient way to search for off-campus housing accommodations. Landlords pay to advertise their listings on Places4Students.com, so fraud or scam attempts are extremely rare. 

 

However, we occasionally hear about scams and fraud attempts on the Internet.  Here are a few potential situations to be cautious of and avoid:

 

  • The landlord is out-of-country and unable to show the property personally. A security deposit or first month's rent is requested first, before the student can 'view' the property.
     
  • The landlord asks a student to 'wire' money.
     
  • The landlord states an 'agency' will show the property and deliver the keys. If the property is privately owned and not operated by a property management company, confirm that the agent represents a reputable leasing company first.
     

If you suspect that you have been targeted by a rental scam, report it to your local law enforcement agency immediately.

 

TIPS FOR AVOIDING INTERNET SCAMS & FRAUD:

 

  • When in doubt, check it out! Nearly all scammers we have encountered operate out of foreign countries, claiming to be landlords that are temporarily living outside of North America. Their emails are often full of grammatical and spelling errors and they request a deposit before the potential tenant has had a chance to preview the rental property.
     
  • Never wire funds (using Western Union or any other carrier) to anyone claiming to be a landlord currently living in a foreign country.
     
  • Never give out personal financial information (checking account number, SSN, etc.).
     
  • Trust your instincts. If something seems strange, or you don't feel completely comfortable with a landlord, do not rent from him/her and discontinue further correspondence. 
     
  • Be cautious when detailed information, personal photos or property pictures, etc. are provided without requesting it, as this is typical scammer behavior.

 

I have read, understand and agree to the terms, conditions and acknowledge the warnings stated in this Disclaimer. 

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