This is a sample homestay
contract. We strongly suggest that you write up a contract with the student
specific to your family for the student to sign.
Sample Homestay Contract
This is a contract between _________________ (homestay family),
and________________ (homestay student).
I understand that as a homestay student I will be provided with the
following: a room (preferably a private room unless otherwise requested by
the student), a bathroom (may be shared), breakfast, sack lunch, evening
meal, and transportation to and from school.
I will endeavor to be patient and understanding with my new family. I will
respect the culture and religion of my family even though it may be
different than my own. I will strive to communicate with my new family and
work toward resolving any misunderstandings or conflicts that may arise. If
we cannot resolve the misunderstanding, we will notify ULI for mediation. If
the conflict proves to be irreconcilable and I feel I must move out, I will
notify ULI first, and then if all bills have been paid, I will be refunded
all homestay fees for any remaining days that have been paid in advance.
The rent is $650 each month. The rent is due on the _____ day of each
month. Rent paid 5 days late will have a $10 late fee. If you have not
paid by the 20 days after the due date, you will be asked to move. If you
arrive in the middle of the month, the first month will be prorated at
$21.67 per day.
If you do not need the homestay family to provide transportation to and from
school, your rent will be discounted by $_____ per month. If you prefer to
buy and prepare all your own food, your rent will be discounted by $_____
per month.
Your homestay will end two weeks after your last day of class at University
Language Institute.
You have a bed and storage area for your clothes. You may decorate the room
as you like (this does not include paint or wallpaper). Cleaning your room
and bathroom is your responsibility. Your room should be vacuumed or swept
at least twice a month. Wet clothes should not be left on the floor.
Most families do not normally prepare breakfast and lunch during the week.
You must prepare this on your own. Breakfast & lunch is your
responsibility. We will show you where the bread, eggs, cheese, cereal,
fruit, milk, juice, etc. are kept. After breakfast, please be sure to wash
your dishes or put them in the dishwasher. Foods that can be taken in a
sack lunch will be provided. You will be responsible for preparing your
lunch. We will usually eat supper together. If you make other plans for
supper, please let us know as soon as possible. Please ask how you may help
with supper preparation. During and after supper, we enjoy talking with one
another about our day. After supper, cleanup jobs are shared, so please
join in. You will need to wash all dishes from meals you eat alone. If we
go to a restaurant, you will need to pay for yourself or you can choose to
stay and eat at home.
We will be providing 3 meals a day for you. However, we will buy $_____ in
special food items for you each month. Anything that you want beyond this
amount, you will need to purchase for yourself.
Please limit your phone calls on our home telephone to 20 minutes. If you
make long distance phone calls, you must use a phone card or call collect.
Please inform your friends and family not to call after 10:00 p.m. Please
do not use the phone after this time without special permission.
Smoking is not permitted inside our home at any time. If you must smoke,
please smoke away from the house and dispose of your used cigarettes.
Please never allow our children to see you smoking!
You will have your own laundry basket and will do your own laundry. You can
use the family’s laundry detergent and drier sheets. If there are already
clothes in the washing machine or drier, please remove them and place them
in a laundry basket on top of the drier. You have clean sheets on your bed
and are welcome to wash and change them once a week.
Please open the bathroom doors when you are finished using the bathroom.
Close the bathroom doors when you are in the bathroom. If you share a
bathroom, always knock on closed doors before entering. Check shower
schedules at night for the next morning. Please limit your bathroom time to
15 minutes in the morning. Towels are in the linen closet. Please hang wet
towels up to dry when you finish using them. The bathroom should be cleaned
once a week. If you share a bathroom, you need to take turns helping to
keep it clean. (clean tub, toilet, sink, floor). Your host family will
show you where the cleaning supplies are kept.
You have open access to our books. You may use the family’s TV, VCR, & DVD
Player if they are not in use. You may use a radio or CD player in your
room. Music should not be loud enough to be heard in other rooms of the
house. Please be quiet when others are sleeping.
You can use the family computer as much as you want while you are home
alone. Please use your own login for the computer. When we are home, please
limit your time on the computer to 30 minutes unless you ask first to use it
for longer. Internet use should be limited to 30 minutes a day unless prior
arrangements are made. You may have your own email account (Yahoo or Gmail
have free e-mail accounts). Pornographic or obscene sites should not be
viewed on our computer and will cause internet privileges to be canceled.
I agree to the above contract with my Homestay Family. I hereby release the
___________ family from any and all current and future claims, charges,
costs and /or causes of action for loss of property, personal injury,
illness, accident or death sustained by myself.
I, ______________________________, agree to abide by the rules of the
______________ house and have open communication about any questions or
problems that may arise.
