User Agreement. In order to protect the interests of all of our users, as well as those of our information and service providers, we ask that you abide by the following rules. By registering as a user or by using this aaapartments.com site (the "Service"), you hereby agree to be bound by all of the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Service" or "TOS").

Termination of Service. You understand and agree that in Steven Scott's sole discretion, and without prior notice, Steven Scott may terminate your access to this web site and the Service or exercise any other remedy available and remove any unauthorized User Content, if Steven Scott believes that your use of the Web site, Service and/or any User Content you provided has violated or is inconsistent with these Terms of Service, violated the rights of Steven Scott, another User or the law. You agree that monetary damages may not provide a sufficient remedy to Steven Scott for violations of these terms and conditions and you consent to injunctive or other equitable relief for such violations. Steven Scott is not required to provide any refund to you if you are terminated as a User because you have violated these Terms of Service.

User Content. By placing material on or communicating with Steven Scott web site and the Service, you hereby grant to Steven Scott and its partners, including, but not limited to, Belo Corp., Gannett Co. Inc., Knight-Ridder Inc., The McClatchy Co., Tribune Co. and The Washington Post Co. and their affiliates and related entities (collectively, "the Partners") the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicenseable, nonexclusive right and license to use, copy, modify, display, distribute and reproduce all such materials in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now existing or developed in the future. You also agree to indemnify, defend and hold Steven Scott and the Partners harmless against any claims or costs, including attorneys' fees, arising from the use or distribution of those materials. You further grant Steven Scott and the Partners the right to use your name in connection with the reproduction or distribution of such material.

Unsolicited Materials. Steven Scott does not accept unsolicited materials or ideas for use or publication in its programming or in other digital, electronic or print media except in connection with the forums, chat rooms and bulletin boards on the Service. Steven Scott and the Partners shall not be responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming in any media to materials or ideas transmitted to the Service.

Prohibited Activities and Content. The following is a partial list of the kinds of activities and content that are prohibited on or through the Service: (a) submitting content that is patently offensive to the online community, such as content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual; (b) engaging in activities or submitting content that could be harmful to minors; (c) engaging activities or submitting content that harass or advocate harassment of another person; (d) engaging in activities that involve the transmission of "junk mail" or unsolicited mass mailing or "spam"; (e) engaging in activities or submitting content that promote information that is false, misleading or promote illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous; (f) submitting content that contains restricted or password only access pages, or hidden pages or images; (g) submitting content that displays pornographic or sexually explicit material of any kind; (h) submitting content that provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses; (i) engaging in activities or submitting content that solicit passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users; and (j) engaging in commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, and pyramid schemes.

Access to the Service. You agree that you will not: (a) use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy web pages or the Content contained in the Service or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior expressed written permission; (b) use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service and the Steven Scott web site; and (c) take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Steven Scott's hardware and software infrastructure.

Steven Scott Disclaimer: The information on apartments provided in this Service is supplied by the owners, managers, or other third parties, and Steven Scott and the Partners cannot and does not verify or warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information. The Service and materials contained herein are provided on an "as is," "as available" basis, and Steven Scott and the Partners make no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, to any actual or prospective lessee of any apartment as to the existence, ownership or condition of the apartment, or as to the accuracy or completeness of any information about the apartment contained in this Service. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such materials shall be at your sole risk. Steven Scott reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any error or omission in any portion of the Service or materials. Any and all concerns, differences or discrepancies must be addressed with the owner, manager or other third party listing the apartment. You agree to release, hold harmless and indemnify Steven Scott and the Partners from any and all liability arising from incorrect or incomplete information regarding any apartment described in the Service.

Steven Scott and the Partners specifically disclaim any implied warranties, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness, for a particular purpose regarding any apartment with information provided in this Service. All apartments are subject to prior leases.

General Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER STEVEN SCOTT, NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS, MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE SERVICE, THE CONTENT, ANY ADVERTISING MATERIAL OR THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND STEVEN SCOTTAND THE PARTNERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR WARRANTIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.

STEVEN SCOTT , ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS AND LICENSORS SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM OR CAUSED BY THE SERVICE OR ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSSES RELATED TO: YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DEFECTS IN THE CONTENT; OR ANY INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS IN TRANSMISSION OR COMPUTER VIRUSES. IN ANY EVENT, ANY LIABILITY OF Steven Scott, ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CLAIMED INJURY OR DAMAGE.

Miscellaneous. Steven Scott reserves the right at its discretion to change these Terms of Service and will notify users of any such changes by online postings. Your continued use of the Service after the posting of any amended Terms of Service shall constitute your agreement to be bound by any such changes. The Service may modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of any portion of the Service, including the availability of any portion of the Content at any time, without notice or liability.

These Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. You hereby agree that any cause of action you may have with respect to the Service must be filed in the federal or state courts located in Cook County, Ill., within one year after the cause of action arises or the cause is barred. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS STATED ABOVE OR TO ANY CHANGES THE SERVICE MAKES IN THESE TERMS, PLEASE EXIT THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.