A delivery note must be signed at the start of the rental. This is done upon collection of the rented good by your services or upon delivery and installation of the rented good by our services. Upon delivery of the good, someone from your company / services must be present for approval, unless otherwise agreed. In this case, the signature of our driver is valid.

The minimum rental period is one day. The rental begins on the day the rented good is made available to the tenant, unless otherwise agreed in writing. It ends on the day of return of this good to our warehouse. The rental period will be fixed in advance in writing by mail or mentioned in the specific customer rental agreement. Changes in duration may be agreed upon later, by mutual written agreement.

All rented goods, appliances, materials including accessories and everything that allows their normal use, is deemed to be in accordance with the regulations in force and is delivered in good working order. The delivery note signed off upon delivery shall detail the contents of the goods delivered.

Upon return of the rented property, a joint inspection will be made. After inspection a return slip will be signed by both parties. Herein are listed any defects compared to the start of the rental period. Any additional costs resulting from these defects/remarks will be charged to the renter.

The lessee acknowledges to have been fully informed of all operating and maintenance instructions and to comply strictly with them. Upon taking possession of the rented goods, the lessee must thoroughly check them and ascertain their proper functioning. All complaints relating to the goods received must, under penalty of cancellation, be reported to the lessor within 24 hours of receipt of the delivered goods and this by e-mail.

The lessee must take care of permits, content (content in the case of screens), etc. themselves. Any associated costs are the responsibility of the lessee.

The lessor is not liable for the content (content) played on the rented property, unless otherwise agreed upon, personal accidents and/or damages to third parties or objects, machinery, installations and buildings, as well as any business damage, whatsoever, caused by improper deliveries or errors and defects in the goods supplied by us.

Under no circumstances can the lessor be held responsible to third parties for the material or immaterial damages resulting from a shutdown of or a defect in, the leased good. As soon as the rented property is made available to the lessee, he, the lessee, is fully responsible and liable for the property rented and its use is at his expense and risk. He will have to indemnify the lessor for any third party claims in this regard.

The tenant is fully responsible for proper use and daily maintenance. The tenant is fully responsible and liable for any consequences or damages to third parties.

The lessor's liability is expressly limited to direct property damage and personal injury to property and persons caused by a demonstrable defect in the leased item or by intent or gross negligence on the part of the lessor.

In case of theft of the good, determination of damage or any defect to the good, the renter is obliged to notify Sono Rent & Event BV immediately.

The agreement may be terminated at any time by Sono Rent & Event, be terminated with immediate effect without notice or default in the following cases:

• in case of rent arrears;
• in case of breach by the renter of any of the present conditions and in any case of gross fault or negligence on the part of the renter;
• when the lessee has applied for judicial composition or the lessee is declared bankrupt or is placed in receivership or would settle outside the Benelux.

The lessee is obliged to immediately place the rented property at the lessor's disposal and this within 24 hours after having been notified of the default either by registered letter or by e-mail. Any delay will give rise to the payment of a fixed compensation of 150.00 Euro / Excl. VAT per day and this without prejudice to and in addition to the user fee due which is equal to the rent.

The lessee is prohibited from offering the leased property for sale to a third party. Ownership remains with the lessor at all times.

At the request of the tenant, we can deliver the rented property on site. We charge a mileage rate for this in accordance with current rates. On site we will unload and install the rented equipment. The installation, loading, unloading and any waiting time will be settled in direction. For long-term orders, Sono Rent & Event BV will make a specific agreement regarding the delivery and installation of the rented equipment.

The lessee is insured for the leased property. After delivery, a photo per file will be taken where necessary. The rented property can only be moved with the written permission of the landlord.

After delivery, the tenant is responsible for the leased property and will manage and maintain it according to the principle of "good housekeeping". The principle of "good housekeeping" means that the tenant behaves as a normal foresighted and careful person. 'Foresight' means that one reasonably tries to imagine the adverse consequences of his actions, i.e., tries to foresee them. 'Careful' means trying to avoid these adverse consequences by taking appropriate precautions. In this way, one safeguards the leased property from damage. At the landlord's request, the tenant will provide an insurance policy for the rented property.

When entering into a long-term lease, the tenant will be asked for an advance payment calculated based on the expected lease term.

All of our invoices are payable within the specified payment period without any deduction of discount unless otherwise agreed and will bear interest at 1% per month by operation of law, without necessitating registered in Mora notice or summons.

Complaints or comments regarding the invoice must be communicated to the lessor by registered letter or e-mail within eight days. Complaints can never give rise to a postponement of payment.

Our sales managers are not authorized to collect payments. The use of collection documents or payments, do not constitute a deviation from these payment conditions. In case of non-payment of an invoice within the predetermined payment period, the renter will automatically lose the benefit of installment payments and all other amounts will be due without further notice.

Value added tax is at all times the responsibility of the lessee. Rental prices quoted are excluding 21% VAT, ex our warehouse, unless otherwise stated on the quotation/invoice.

The amount of the unpaid invoices will be increased by right by 15% by way of damages, with a minimum of 125.00 euros from the day following the due date mentioned on this invoice, without prior notification to Mora and without prejudice to the principal sum, the default interests, all collection, reminder and follow-up costs, insofar as it is proven that the amounts due have not been paid on the due date without good reason.

Sono Rent & Event BV may at any time engage an outside firm to collect outstanding amounts.

In case of dispute, only the courts of the district of Ghent are competent. Court and execution costs shall be borne by the losing party.