L&A LOOKS CLOTHING / ACCESSORY RENTAL AGREEMENT
1) LENGTH OF RENTAL/FEES
Your rental period begins the day your rental is mailed to you. Rentals will be shipped out no later than 4 days before your scheduled date. All rental returns MUST BE postmarked no later than 2 days after your event. A $10 per day late fee will be assessed for everyday the rental is postmarked late. Rentals that are not returned after 2 weeks (14 days) will be considered a purchase, and the purchase price will be invoiced. Payment will be due immediately upon receipt. Please email us a tracking number for the return shipment. Failure to return will result in fee of 5 times the rental fee being charged.
2)DRY CLEANING/DAMAGES
Dry cleaning is included in the cost of the rental. Fees will not be assessed for cleaning unless the dress is returned with stain damages deemed to be severe by the cleaners. At that time we will contact you and you will be invoiced. Payment will be due immediately upon receipt.
Loss or Damage: The renter is solely responsible for the safe care and return of the dresses and accessories in good condition, and the renter shall bear the entire risk of loss or damage. Of course, normal wear occurs, but if there is significant damage to the item(s), either a reasonable repair fee will be assessed or a compulsory purchase of the dress (at a rate of 5 times the rental price) will be required. This also includes *tanning stains. (*Please make sure tanning is done the night before or is completely dry to prevent staining)
3) SHIPPING BACK TO US
Your rental must be postmarked by the last day of the rental date, which is 2 days after your event. Renter will return any and all dresses, accessories, and jewelry via 2 day shipping of Renter's choice, at your cost, with tracking. Insurance is recommended but not required. USPS Priority, FedEx 2-day, or UPS 2-day required. A late fee will apply to dresses received late due to use of ground shipping or shipping late.
You are advised to obtain a tracking number. If tracking and/or insurance are not purchased and the rental gets lost in the mail, you may be charged for the value of the rental which will not exceed the full purchase price. Please return your rental to the address on the label it was shipped from (will be Jacksonville or Callahan address).
4) LATE FEES
Failing to have the rental(and/or) additional items included in the rental) postmarked by the correct date will result in a late charge of $10 per day, which will be charged to the person signing the rental agreement, up to but not exceeding the value of the purchase price of the rental for 14 days after the rental was due. Delinquent rentals over 14 days will be assessed the full purchase price. The purchase price will be invoiced. Payment will be due immediately upon receipt.
5) ALTERATIONS NOT DONE BY L&A LOOKS
Any alterations that are not done by L&A Looks must be undone before the rental is shipped back to us. You assume all financial responsibility for rentals altered (and/or damaged) by any other entity. Fees may be assessed due to alteration damages.
6) DISCLAIMER
L&A Looks is not responsible for wardrobe malfunctions, the effect a dress may have in a competition, whether it be movement or scores, or any injuries that may result from a wardrobe malfunction.
7) SECURITY DEPOSIT
A security deposit of 50% of the total rental fee (including shipping) is due before the rental agreement can be final and before your rental can be marked on the calendar. We cannot hold your rental if your deposit is not paid. If the rental date is within 2 weeks of the event date, the balance will need to be paid in full in order to hold your reservation. We take payment through PayPal, Venmo, or Cashapp (**Payment thru PayPal: please send as gift or add an extra 4% for PayPal also write a note with your PayPal: Name of renter, Address, Dress, Date, and how much more you owe on your rental balance). Any remaining balance will need to be paid in full 2 weeks (14 days) before your event date in order for us to ship your rental to you. All rentals will be shipped with delivery confirmation.
8) CANCELLATION OF RENTAL RESERVATION
Rentals that are paid for, and reserved for a rental but end up not being used will be handled the following ways:
· Any cancellation of a dress event rental or jewelry reservation greater than 14 days before the start date will incur forfeiture of 25% of the rental fee per dress for event rentals with 75% refunded to Renter. Shipping fee will be fully refunded.
· Cancellation within 14 days of the start date will incur the full rental fee per item. If the dress has not been shipped, shipping fee will be refunded.
· There are no refunds or pro-rated refunds or credits of any type offered due to Renter not using or wearing a reserved dress that has been shipped to them.
· Switching from a previously reserved dress to another available dress will result in a 25% charge plus the full rental price of the new dress.
· If pageant is cancelled or you have a legitimate emergency (proof may be required), rental can be moved to a later date. (If it has been paid in full)
9) RENTAL OWNERSHIP
L&A Looks retains ownership of all rentals until such time that the ownership is transferred through a bill of sale in which both the seller and the buyer will retain a copy for their records.
10) FULL DISCLOSURE
RENTER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT L&A LOOKS HAS NOT AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE SUITABILITY OF THE DRESS(ES), ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ITS CONDITION AND/OR ITS QUALITY AND RENTER ACCEPTS ALL DRESSES AS “AS IS” CONDITION. This applies to sales of dresses as well.
RENTER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFE CARE AND TIMELY RETURN OF THE DRESS(ES) AND ANY ACCESSORIES IN GOOD CONDITION, AND RENTER SHALL BEAR THE ENTIRE RISK OF LOSS OR DAMAGE TO THE DRESS(ES).
The individual signing this Rental Agreement hereby states that all questions about this Rental Agreement have been answered, that they fully understand all the provisions of the agreement and the obligations and responsibilities of each party, as spelled out herein. They further state that they agree to fulfill their obligation in every respect or suffer the full legal and financial consequences of their actions or lack of action in violation of this agreement.
Payment of rental deposit hereby acts as acceptance of all items listed in this agreement.