Terms and Conditions

The fees are charged for the use of the main floor and the basement. All rates include preparation and clean-up which must be completed before 12:00 midnight. It is understood and agreed that the following conditions apply:

A staff member will be present to assist you during the event.

Applewood/The Shaver House closes at 12:00 midnight. Please allow ample time for clean-up. The applicant is responsible for cleaning the facilities, and returning them in the same condition in which they were received prior to rental. Rental charges begin when you or your caterer enter the building to make preparations and end when clean up is completed, and you and your guests have left the building. .

Please remove all party or event garbage from the house and place it in the designated receptacles. Flatten all boxes, and bulk trash. Please do not place these items in plastic bags as pick up will be refused.

NO SMOKING is allowed in the house. Smoking is permitted only on the outside grounds Please dispose of cigarette butts safely in the can provided.

NO RED WINE, RED PUNCH, RED JUICE or RED POP, or "messy" food on the main level.

The maximum number of persons allowed in the premises at anyone time, is 45. We can accommodate up to 40 for a sit down meal.

The second floor of the house is not open to the public.

Free parking is available for 20 cars. Car pooling is strongly recommended.

Alcohol is permitted on the premises with a Special Occasions Permit, required by law, obtained by the applicant from the LCBO/Liquor Licence Board of Ontario. For more details, see www.lcbo.com/products/permits.shtml or download the application at http://www.agco.on.ca/forms/en/1575_a.pdf - about $25) LCBO phone number 1 800 668 5226. (Two weeks should be allowed to obtain the permit.)
An additional $50.00 security deposit is usually requested if alcohol is being served, refundable on completion of satisfactory clean-up.
The applicant shall provide proof of a Special Occasions Permit prior to the event. Otherwise alcohol may not be served.
Alcohol may be consumed inside the premises only.

PAYMENTS

A minimum deposit in cash or by cheque (payable to TJSWHF) for half of the total anticipated fee is required at the time of the reservation. This deposit is not refundable unless The James Shaver Woodsworth Homestead Foundation (TJSWHF) receives written notice of cancellation at least fourteen (14) days prior to the use of the facility.

Full payment is due on or before the event.

LIABILITY
1. The applicant in whose name the facilities have been reserved shall be liable for all damage and loss to any of the facilities.

2. The applicant shall provide TJSWHF with Party Alcohol Liability Insurance (PAL) for the entire period the facilities are being used by the applicant. (Toll free call to 1 800 265 8098 or www.palcanada.com - about $149)

3. The applicant shall provide proof of above insurance to TJSWHF no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the reserved date. Failure to provide insurance will void this agreement.

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