By viewing or posting information on Bay Area For Rent websites (www.sf4rent.com, www.bay4rent.com, www.bayarea4rent.com, www.bayareaforrent.com), hereafter referred to as Web site, viewer or poster agrees to the following terms:

Bay Area For Rent does not screen or endorse any of the prospective roommates, tenants, or landlords listed on Web site, and does not take any responsibility for the character of posting or viewing party. It is the sole risk and responsibility of Web site user to determine the character and acceptability of any prospective tenant, roommate, or landlord. We do not make any representations as to potential tenants' or roommates' credit worthiness, character, rental history or ability to pay rent. Bay Area For Rent will make no warranty for the suitability or compatibility of any individual as a roommate or tenant or to the accuracy of any information provided by Web site users. Bay Area For Rent cannot be held responsible for any events that transpire through use of our service. It is the sole risk and responsibility of each participant to post contact information on this Web site, or to contact other participants. Always use the same caution when contacting or meeting participants as you would when contacting or meeting people you do not know.

Bay Area For Rent generally does not review comments provided with rental ads, and responsibility for the content is that of the posting party. Normally, this means that we passively post comments that are provided with listings without taking any active steps to review, edit or approve the comments. Bay Area For Rent is not responsible for the content of comments posted on its Web site. If you believe a posting party is not acting responsibly, please contact us so that we may review the ad. We reserve the right to refuse to post any listing for any reason, or to edit content, should we feel it is inappropriate for posting.

Restrictions on Use of Materials   Rental information is provided for purposes of locating rental housing for personal use only. No material from Web site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, without the prior written permission of Bay Area For Rent. If viewer uses the Information for purposes of solicitation of goods or services, free or otherwise, or for any purpose other than that of locating a rental unit for personal use without permission, viewer agrees to pay Bay Area For Rent $10,000 for each incidence of solicitation or wrongful use.

Limitation of Liability   Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Bay Area For Rent be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site. In no event shall Bay Area For Rent's total liability to Web site user for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site. Bay Area For Rent cannot guarantee that every client will find housing through our service.  A link to a service or site outside of the Bay Area For Rent Web site is not an endorsement of the service or site, its content, or its sponsoring organization.

Fair Housing Notice  All real estate advertising is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. However, gender preference is allowed for shared housing. Bay Area For Rent will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you believe a posting is not in compliance with the Federal Fair Housing Act, please contact us so that we may review the posting.