Bomann By Owner, Inc. Terms Of Use

You are agreeing to these when you sign up for our service or when you use our web site &/or printed magazine.

Terms of Use; Please read:

A: If you use one of our large signs, we need it back in good order; you follow the rule noted in “Care of Yard sign” found in seller login area.  If we installed the sign, contact so we can remove it from the ground.

B: Service terminates if you do one of the following things: Sell it, List with a real estate service or take the property off market.  YOU MUST NOTIFY US AT THE TIME YOU MAKE THIS DECISION.

C:  You may not move the sign to another property other than one that is on our web site.  You may not change your web page to reflect a different property. Transferring an Online listing or sign to another property is not allowed. 

D: You agree to the disclaimer found at the bottom of each property web page.

E:  Our fee is flat-rate for one property.  No refunds are giving if property is sold, goes with real estate service or is taken off market prior to End Of Service.

F: Bomann By Owner, Inc holds the right to modify or refuse any data, link, text and/or particular formatting onto our web site.

A:  Advertisement

Bomann By Owner, Inc. is a method for advertising properties that are for sale by owner.  Bomann By Owner, Inc. is not involved in any legal aspect of buying and selling properties will not be involved in the sale of any listed properties.

- Included in the basic service is the rental or purchase of a yard sign and a classified advertisement posting of the property on our web site (named: WisconsinByOwner.com, DoorByOwner.com, ValleyByOwner.com & BadgerByOwner.com).  Other services and fees can be viewed on the Bomann By Owner, Inc. web sites.

- If the party selling is a licensed real estate agent or broker, this must be disclosed on the Internet property listing.

-Bomann By Owner, Inc. will upload new property listings and make web site changes within 3 working days and install a sign within 7 working days.  If weather is extremely poor (tornado, snowstorm) appointments and sign installation may need to be rescheduled.

- All services and fees are subject to change without notice. 

- No refunds given to customers after they signed up and we have processed the registration.

- The information for property advertisement is provided by the seller or other third party sources and will not be verified and is not guaranteed.  Bomann By Owner, Inc. takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information given to Bomann By Owner, Inc. by the seller.  The owner of the property is also responsible for finding typing errors, misinformation, or misprints, and is further responsible for contacting Bomann By Owner, Inc. if information on the web site is inaccurate or incomplete.   The buyer is responsible for independently verifying all information for accuracy & should do so within a day after the property appears online.

- Photos/CDs provided by seller are returned via USPS.  Their return is not guaranteed. 

- Bomann By Owner, Inc. does not sell names/addresses of customers to other businesses.  Any solicitation by other businesses to our customers is by way of the web site & is beyond our control. We do not endorse or promote this type of solicitation.

- Business Advertising by other companies does appear on the web site & in the publication.  These are paid advertisers.  We do not endorse any of them particularly.  Individuals must use their own discretion regarding using these business services.

- We do not accept properties onto our web site that are listed with real estate service/broker.  However, sometimes this information is not disclosed honestly to us.  We cannot take responsibility for the individuals who choose to not adhere to these policies and disclose this information to Bomann By Owner, Inc.

- If receiving a 24 x 18 sign mailed, recipient is responsible for hiding/covering our web site address after the property is no longer on our web site.

B:  End-Of-Service Policies

-The service (Sign & Internet property listing) expires for the following reasons: at the end of the 3-month period, when closing of the property occurs, or if the property is listed with a real estate agent/broker.

- Renewal pricing is available only to people who are continuing, on a continuous basis, utilizing our service.  Renewal pricing is not available to first time customers or returning customer, these customers are priced using initial base fees.

- The service is a continuous service, which means no refunds are given for individuals who wish to take their property off the Internet or list with a real estate service and therefore forfeit the service prior to the 3 month expiration.  Refunds are not given if the property sells prior to the 3 month expiration.  There is no prorating of fees for this service.

- No refunds are given if a property does not sell or does not sell using Bomann By Owner, Inc.  We do not guarantee any sale because we are a classified advertising agency and are not involved in pricing or selling of any property.

C:  Sign Policies

- The full-sized, wooden posted yard sign ($110 value) is a rental and will need to be available for removal by Bomann By Owner, Inc. or return by the customer.   Sign rental, unless otherwise paid for or specified includes: metal stake, one white phone number panel, one 24 x 18 “for sale by owner” sign, one 6 x 36 web site rider, and one wooden post.  We do collect the phone plates because we do reuse them. The customer may not keep the phone plate.

- Failure in making the wooded sign & its parts available for removal will result in a $110 charge to cover the loss of the sign. 

- With a 7-day notice, the seller will inform Bomann By Owner, Inc. of the closing of the property if it occurs prior to the 3-month expiration date or if the property will be listed with a real estate agent/broker.

- Any damaged or missing (full-sized) sign parts must be paid for by the customer.  Fees are: post with hardware and stake - $25; large sign - $50; smaller web site sign - $25; and white number panel - $15.75

- Any corrugated plastic signs (“mailable” 18 x 24 inch ) purchased from Bomann By Owner, Inc. are non-replaceable without additional fees.  For example, if they are stolen or the wind takes them, Bomann By Owner, Inc. will not replace these for free.

- Two trips to the property are included in the basic service only if the property lies within our driving range (see web site pricing page).  If outside of driving range, base fee can include 18 x 24 inch sign, which would be mailed. 

- Bomann By Owner, Inc. does repair or move signs for their customers, but only within the regular scheduled routes.

-Yard Sign Underground Utility Policy: Place a stake or marker in a safe (free from underground utilities, dog fences, underground sprinklers, etc.) location for installation of yard sign. Bomann By Owner, Inc. does not accept responsibility for damage to underground utilities resulting from placement of yard sign. Submission of this form indicates your agreement and compliance with this policy.  If there is no marking from the property owner, Bomann By Owner Inc assumes there are no utilities present.

- However, if the position of a marker placed by the property owner violates general city/county sign placement rules (no signs in boulevard, not too close to the road, etc.), Bomann By Owner, Inc. will use best judgement regarding sign placement.

- If the seller requests Bomann By Owner, Inc. to place a sign in a location other than their property, permission must be granted in writing from the owner of that property.  This will also include specific instructions as to where the underground utilities might be, where the sign should be placed, and county or city sign placement rules.  This permission must be submitted with paperwork/or via email when signing up with Bomann By Owner, Inc web site.  If the property’s owner does not provide permission in writing, Bomann By Owner, Inc. takes no responsibility for that sign or damaged caused to that sign, although the customer is still responsible for returning the sign to us & paying for loss or damage.

- Bomann By Owner, Inc. takes no liability or responsibility for an individual who attempts to install or remove a sign.  Customers do not have permission to do so.  We include in the service the installation & removal of signs. 

- Any person who removes a sign themselves waives all responsibility for liability by Bomann By Owner Inc, by taking on the task themselves.

- If a customer decides to pick up and install their own sign, they are waiving any liability by doing so.  See the above guidelines for sign removal and installation notifications.

D:  General Web Site Standards of Practice

- Bomann By Owner, Inc. will mark a property as “sold” and/or “accepted offer” on the advertisement after the owner contacts us.  Generally, the property stays “sold” or “accepted offer” on the listing results for about 42 days.  It is the customer’s responsibility to expressly state that they do not wish for the property to continue to appear on the listing results page.

- Any right column note on the listing page of Bomann By Owner, Inc., such as "New Listing" or "Reduced” is removed after about 14 days from ValleyByOwner.com or WisconsinByOwner.com.

- Bomann By Owner, Inc. has the right to remove any listing or specific text from the web site or publication (including individual listing pages) without notice to the customer.  Bomann By Owner, Inc. also has the right to remove any advertisement which holds questionable material, links to other web sites, any other controversial material, or if the advertisement has produced complains from individuals who use the printed magazine or the web site.

- Any linked web site must meet approval from the staff at ValleyByOwner.com / WisconsinByOwner.com

Revised 7/17/2007