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House agreement

59 N Main St, Fentress, TX 78622. This will be replaced with the signed house agreement text when it's ready.

Purpose

This house is for rest and retreat, which, in Central Texas, mostly means good AC, a good porch, and permission to do absolutely nothing. We have a place to lie horizontal for a week or a weekend and remember what your own thoughts sound like without a notification going off.

It's built for the kind of gathering that actually restores people, not the kind that requires a recovery day: group here on purpose, slow mornings that start whenever the coffee's ready, and a meal somebody actually cooked instead of one that showed up in a bag.

If you can hear the cicadas arguing with each other, you're doing it right.

Cleaning & turnover

  • Strip the bed you used and start a load of linens before you leave.
  • Laundry dried and put away — laundry is on site.
  • Bathroom cleared of personal items.
  • No food left in the fridge.
  • Kitchen clean, dishes away.
  • Trash out to the bins; floors swept. There is no recycling.
  • Turn off window units.
  • Leave the house ready for someone arriving the same afternoon.
  • We'll provide reset photos (eventually) so you can see what "done" looks like.

Waivers

Everyone signs a waiver when they book. Typing your name counts as your signature and is logged with the date.

  • Safety contract: the property owners, leaseholder and stewards are not liable for injuries, or for water, fire and acts of God.
  • Kids: a separate waiver is added when kids are on the booking. Kids must wear life jackets, provided by their parents.
  • Dogs: a dog waiver is added when a dog is on the booking. Owners are responsible for any injuries or damage.

Pets

  • Clean up poop.
  • Vacuum up hair — especially the couch and the beds. Some of us are allergic, so this one really matters.
  • Up to 5 dogs during the day, 2 dogs overnight.
  • For the first two months, that's Dolly and Ruby only.

Steward agreement

  • No kids at the house unless a steward is present.
  • Stewards and guests can hold the whole house for one stay at a time, up to 4 days.
  • A steward who reaches three strikes is still responsible for their payments through the end of the lease.

Three-strikes policy

Violations of this agreement — noise, gatherings, too many guests, late payments or leaving the house unturned — are logged.

  1. First strike: a conversation.
  2. Second strike: booking access is paused for 30 days.
  3. Third strike: access to the house ends. Stewards still owe their share until the lease ends.
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