TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- These Terms & Conditions govern the commercial relationship between Realty, including its divisions Realty Luxury Vacations and Realty Management, and all clients, guests, homeowners, tenants, and users engaging with the company’s services in Costa Rica.
For the purposes of this document:
- “Realty” refers collectively to the Realty brand and its business divisions.
- “Realty Luxury Vacations” refers to the luxury vacation rental, third-party experiences coordination, concierge, and hospitality division.
- “Realty Management” refers to the luxury property management, operational oversight, and homeowner support division.
- Luxury villa and condominium rentals
- Concierge coordination
- Transportation arrangements
- In-villa experiences
- Tours and excursions
- Hospitality support
- Reservation assistance
- Lifestyle and travel experiences within Costa Rica
- Luxury property management
- Maintenance coordination
- Vendor supervision
- Housekeeping coordination
- Property operational oversight
- Staffing coordination
- Home inspections
- Guest preparation
- Owner support and concierge-level operational assistance
- Decline reservations
- Refuse service
- Modify accommodations when operationally necessary
- Cancel reservations due to force majeure, property issues, HOA restrictions, safety concerns, or circumstances beyond reasonable control
- Transportation providers
- Private chefs
- Tour operators
- Fishing charters
- Spa providers
- Adventure tours
- Golf cart rentals
- Helicopter transportation
- Yacht charters
- REALTY acts solely as a coordinator and facilitator.
- Third-party providers operate independently.
- REALTY is not liable for injuries, delays, cancellations, accidents, losses, weather interruptions, or operational failures caused by third-party vendors.
- Guests participate in all experiences and activities at their own risk.
- Respect all condominium, HOA, resort, and community regulations
- Maintain appropriate behavior within the property and surrounding communities
- Avoid unlawful activities
- Respect occupancy limits
- Prevent excessive noise, parties, or disturbances unless previously authorized
- Property misuse
- Community violations
- Illegal activity
- Excessive disturbances
- Damage to the property
- Threatening or inappropriate behavior
- Funds are designated exclusively for the operation, maintenance, staffing, repair, and management of the property.
- Realty may use these funds to pay approved operational expenses and emergency-related costs.
- Clients remain responsible for maintaining sufficient balances to ensure operational continuity.
- Realty maintains operational tracking and supporting documentation for transparency purposes.
- Vendors and contractors remain independent third parties.
- Realty does not guarantee vendor timelines, workmanship, pricing, availability, or outcomes.
- Realty is not liable for failures, delays, damages, accidents, or defects directly caused by third-party providers.
- Humidity
- Salt air exposure
- Rainfall
- Corrosion
- Mold and mildew
- Electrical fluctuations
- Pest activity
- Protect the property
- Prevent further damage
- Address water leaks
- Resolve electrical hazards
- Respond to security concerns
- Mitigate weather-related risks
- Handle urgent operational situations
- Reservation cancellation
- Suspension of concierge services
- Suspension of operational support
- Delays in vendor coordination
- Temporary interruption of property management services
- Force majeure events
- Natural disasters
- Severe weather conditions
- Utility interruptions
- Internet outages
- HOA or condominium restrictions
- Vendor-related failures
- Theft not directly caused by gross negligence
- Government actions
- Travel interruptions
- Transportation delays
- Indirect or consequential damages
- Cleaning
- Inspections
- Repairs
- Maintenance
- Guest preparation
- Emergency response
- Operational oversight
- Marketing and advertising purposes
- Website and social media promotion
- Portfolio presentation
- Commercial campaigns
- Brand positioning
- Hospitality and property marketing initiatives
By using Realty’s services, approving proposals, making reservations, submitting payments, or engaging operational support, the client acknowledges and agrees to the following terms.
1. Scope of Services
REALTY Luxury Vacations
Provides:
REALTY Management
Provides:
The exact scope of services, pricing, deliverables, and timelines may vary depending on each proposal, agreement, booking, or service arrangement.
2. Reservations, Availability & Pricing
All reservations, rates, availability, and service offerings provided through Realty Vacations are subject to change without notice until confirmed in writing by REALTY.
REALTY reserves the right to:
Additional property-specific policies may apply depending on the villa, condominium, community, or hospitality partner involved.
3. Concierge Services & Third-Party Experiences
REALTY Vacations may coordinate experiences and third-party services including, but not limited to:
Unless expressly stated otherwise:
4. Property Use & Guest Responsibilities
Guests agree to:
Realty reserves the right to terminate stays or refuse continued service in cases involving:
Additional penalties or charges may apply.
5. Property Management Operational Funds
For REALTY Management clients who maintain operational reserve funds with REALTY:
Operational forecasts and expense projections are estimates based on available information and may vary depending on real-world conditions.
6. Maintenance, Repairs & Vendors
REALTY Management coordinates third-party vendors, technicians, contractors, housekeeping teams, and operational personnel on behalf of property owners.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise:
Property owners acknowledge that tropical environments may accelerate wear related to:
REALTY cannot guarantee prevention of environmental deterioration inherent to tropical coastal properties.
7. Emergency Authorization
REALTY Management may take reasonable operational action without prior owner approval when necessary to:
Whenever reasonably possible, Realty will attempt to contact the owner beforehand.
Any resulting costs remain the responsibility of the property owner.
8. Payments & Billing
Invoices, operational reimbursements, reservation balances, retainers, and service fees are payable according to the terms established in the applicable proposal, invoice, reservation agreement, or management agreement.
Late or incomplete payments may result in:
Realty reserves the right to charge legally permitted interest or collection expenses on overdue balances.
9. Limitation of Liability
REALTY, including REALTY Vacations and REALTY Management business divisions, shall not be held liable for:
Any liability, if applicable, shall be limited to the amount paid directly to REALTY for the specific service related to the claim.
10. Property Access Authorization
Clients authorize REALTY and its designated personnel, contractors, vendors, and operational partners to access properties when reasonably necessary for:
Realty will make reasonable efforts to maintain discretion, professionalism, and property security at all times.
11. Intellectual Property, Marketing Assets & Media Usage
All photography, videography, cinematic content, branding materials, marketing assets, listing content, copywriting, advertising creatives, digital campaigns, visual identity elements, and promotional materials created, produced, commissioned, or distributed by REALTY, REALTY Luxury Vacations, or REALTY Management remain the intellectual property of REALTY unless otherwise agreed in writing.
REALTY reserves the right to use such materials for:
Property owners, guests, partners, vendors, or third parties may not reproduce, distribute, modify, resell, repurpose, sublicense, commercially exploit, or transfer Realty-created materials without prior written authorization from Realty.
Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or commercial exploitation of Realty’s marketing materials, visual assets, branding elements, or creative content is strictly prohibited.
Unless otherwise specified in writing, the creation of marketing materials or digital assets by Realty does not constitute a transfer of intellectual property ownership rights to the property owner or any third party.
12. Confidentiality & Privacy
REALTY values discretion, privacy, and client confidentiality.
Operational, financial, reservation, and property-related information shared with REALTY will be treated confidentially and disclosed only when operationally necessary or legally required.
13. Termination of Services
Either party may terminate services according to the conditions established in the applicable agreement, proposal, reservation, or management contract.
Outstanding invoices, approved expenses, committed reservations, and operational obligations remain payable upon termination.
14. Governing Law
These Terms & Conditions shall be governed and interpreted under the laws of the Republic of Costa Rica.
Any disputes arising from Realty’s services shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts of Costa Rica.
15. Acceptance
By using Realty’s services, booking accommodations, approving proposals, making payments, signing agreements, or engaging operational support through Realty Vacations or Realty Management, the client acknowledges acceptance of these Terms & Conditions.