Studio B - RULES + RENTAL TERMS


Access & Use

  • Access code activates at your scheduled start time and expires 5 minutes after your rental period.

  • The access code is changed after every rental.

  • Rental includes Studio B main space, kitchen, Studio B refrigerator, and bathroom access only. Roof access, other tenant refrigerators and locked rooms are prohibited.

  • Your booking time includes load-in, setup, breakdown, and load-out.

  • Your booking starts and ends at the time listed on your reservation.

Payment & Overtime

  • Payment of is due in full at booking via credit card. Credit cards will have an additional 3% processing fee applied. All payments must be made using US funds.

  • Overtime is billed at $150/hour, charged in 30-minute increments and due the same day.

  • Time booked, but not used, is not refundable.

Cleaning & Damages

  • Basic cleaning (sweeping, mopping, emptying bins) is included in the rental fee.

  • Renter must wash dishes, return furniture/equipment to original places and place food waste, large trash and dirty seamless into kitchen trash bin.

  • Excessive cleaning will be billed at $100/hour (1-hour minimum).

  • Renter is responsible for all damages or loss to studio or studio property. Costs will be billed at replacement value.

  • NO gaffer / duct tape on the floor. Painter’s tape only.

  • Before leaving, be sure to: close windows, turn off AC/heater, turn off ceiling lights and makeup mirror, close the sheer curtains (leave the black out curtains open), and LOCK the door.

Liability & Conduct

  • Renter is required to carry current business liability insurance.

  • Renter and guests use the studio at their own risk. Studio Host is not responsible for personal injury, or property loss/damage.

  • Renter is responsible for the conduct and safety of all guests, clients, and crew.

  • No smoking/vaping, alcohol/drugs, open flames, loud music, yelling, pets, glitter, paint, or hazardous materials.

  • Maximum occupancy: 8 people for photo/video production.

  • The exterior building, lobby, hallways, kitchen and studio are monitored by video surveillance.

Cancellations

  • Late Arrivals - Client must notify Photographer at least 1 hour in advance if they anticipate being late. If Client provides notice but is more than 30 minutes late, the session will be treated as a same-day cancellation and will not be credited or refunded.

  • Cancellations: Cancellations with 7 or more days notice will be credited to a new date, subject to studio availability, within 30 days. Credits expire after 30 days. Cancellations with less than 7 days notice will not be credited or refunded. All cancellations count towards the reschedule limit.

  • No-Shows - If Client fails to appear for the rental or arrives more than 30 minutes late without prior notice, the session will be deemed a no-show. No refund or credit will be issued.

  • Reschedule Limit: Client may reschedule one time within the 30-day window. If the rescheduled session is canceled, Client will forfeit 100% of the session fee as liquidated damages.

  • Photographer Cancellations: In the rare event Photographer must cancel due to illness, emergency, or other unforeseen circumstances, Client will be offered either a rescheduled session or a full refund of all monies paid.

  • Booking fees are non-refundable, even if the date is changed or if the project becomes cancelled for any reason. 

Disputes

  • Any disputes of $5,000 or less will be resolved in small claims court in Alameda County, California.


    I confirm that by signing the Agreement and submitting the rental fee that I have read, understand, and agree to this Agreement and its Terms.