RENTALS

Rental Agreement

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MAY BE REMOVED FROM YOUR RENTAL AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM. RENT PAID ON RENTALS IS NON-REFUNDABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR ANY SITUATION. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS ARE MADE TO THIS POLICY.

UPON PAYING A RENTAL, YOU AUTOMATICALLY AGREE TO THE CURRENT AND ANY FUTURE VERSIONS OF THIS RENTAL AGREEMENT. THE MANAGEMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND RULES AS NECESSARY.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO A CERTAIN REVISION, DO NOT RENEW YOUR RENTAL UNIT.

Rental Rules 

• Rentals in Unnatural are handled automatically by CasperLet.  Tenants are automatically evicted 24 hours after rent is due, during which time CasperLet will send numerous notifications to the renter.  After 24 hours, if the player has no other rentals, the bot will eject the player from the land group and their items will be automatically returned.  Players are advised to keep track of their rent and pay on time to avoid evictions and having their items returned.  THIS IS AUTOMATIC, WITH NO INTERVENTION FROM SIM ADMINISTRATORS.

• Players are entitled to the time/unit they paid for.  Unnatural management will not evict another player from a unit until their rent is up (even if set to not renew), except for rule breaking or if deemed necessary. 

• Rez items at your own risk. Unnatural Management is not liable for damages or losses to any items (including no copy items) due to the actions of another SL resident or region performance problems (returned objects, sim crashes, etc.). You should contact LL with these issues.

• Rentals are considered ROLEPLAY (IN-CHARACTER) areas, please wear the OOC tag if you are in your unit but not available to RP.  

• While rentals help with sim maintenance costs, rentals are provided to promote roleplay first.  To ensure that players have a fair chance of obtaining a unit, rentals may not be procured to add prims/land impact allowance to another location.  You may purchase additional prims, on a case-by-case basis; this is subject to availability and management discretion.  Rented properties that are empty or appear unoccupied for more than 2 days may be reset to rent with no refund to the current renter. 

• Rentals come with the LI (land impact) allowance provided on the box. Any rental found to be over the limit may have items returned to bring the count back to legal amounts without warning. Gross or repeated disregard for prim limits may result in the termination of your rental with no refund and all objects returned.

• Rentals may not contain objects that produce particle effects, sound effects, chat spam, or other lag-generating items or have any form of object which can intrude on city land or a neighboring rental, such objects may be removed without warning. All items and furnishings must retain the sim’s theme. Signs and advertisements should look realistic. 

• Please keep all items rezzed within the walls of the rental, items found to be outside of a rental's interior are subject to return.  Signs for businesses, front stoop decorations, seasonal items, or some plants are allowed.  Please keep these within the theme and ambiance of the sim.  If in doubt, please check with management first.

• Renters may not have a storefront, business office open to the public, or other commercial activity in their residential rentals.  If you would like to run a business, there are commercial locations available.  In the same fashion, commercial locations may not be rented for residential purposes.  Exceptions may be made on a case-to-case basis at the management's discretion.

• Rental property is subject to change at any time, without notice. You are obligated to follow these changes without incident or you may be removed from your rental. These changes may come in the form of your building being moved or altered, prim limits being changed, or prices being changed.

• Open Commercial business locations are available for players to create any kind of business they choose. Please keep the theme and location in mind.

• Commercial properties cannot be used for residential purposes and must have a legitimate storefront. If you want your character to live in the back or upstairs, contact an Admin to discuss.

• Consider the type of business you wish to establish. While revenue is nice, the purpose of commercial rentals is to promote roleplay (RP) and character enrichment. Avoid duplicating business types, such as having five bars in a two-block radius.

• You cannot establish a business that directly competes with an existing one. Proposals for competing businesses will be denied. Renters may operate multiple stores, but each must offer a different product or product line.

• As a commercial renter, be aware of the lore and potential city scenarios, such as gang activity and crime. Participation in these scenarios is not mandatory but is encouraged to enhance RP in the sim.

• The businesses listed below are permanent and official establishments in Ashmore/Unnatural and are not subject to renaming, refurbishing, or redecoration.

• Anyone may RP working in these businesses.  Those interested in managing or owning one may submit a proposal (see below). If approved, they can rent the space for L$100/week, with a Land Impact allowance for customization.

• Business owners may create a separate group for the business, should they wish, and will be given the ability to send notices in the Unnatural Role-play group to announce events and employment opportunities.

• These businesses must remain open for business  24/7 unless IC reasons deem them to be closed to the public- ex: a fire or crime.  Any closed business must reopen within 24 real-time hours unless authorities (ex AFD/APD) say otherwise.

• Extensive damage to the business or property requires approval from the Community Lead.

• These businesses must remain open for employment, and characters cannot be prevented from role-playing at a business because of OOC reasons. If a character commits an IC infraction (ie. stealing, not showing up to work, etc.) they are subject to IC consequences such as being fired or suspended.

• While participation in community events is not mandatory, it is strongly encouraged, including involvement in sim-wide events like the Chamber of Commerce.

Please be sure to read the rules above before submitting your Business Proposal Application