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Placement Fee

ABODE charges a one-time placement fee. This fee covers the services that we perform throughout the homestay guest's stay in an ABODE homestay. These services include the following:

Careful screening of hosts
Appropriate homestay placement matching the homestay guest's individual needs as much as possible
Homestay orientation at school
Airport pickup for the homestay guest
Moving the homestay guest to another homestay if necessary for the first 6 months
Assistance for the homestay guest and host in the case of misunderstandings or questions

The placement fee is nonrefundable once we have notified you of your placement, except in the case of a visa denial. In the event of a visa denial, you must provide proof of the denial for a visa to study in the United States. The placement fee and the deposit are due with the application. No application will be processed without payment.

Deposit

The $100 deposit is due with the application fee, and is used as a cancellation fee for the host if the homestay guest cancels less than two weeks before arriving. If the homestay guest arrives in the homestay as planned, the $100 is paid to the host as part of the first month's rent.
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Monthly Homestay Payment

Homestay guests should be prepared to pay their first month's rent when they arrive. You can ask your host if they prefer personal check, traveler's check, postal money order or cash.
Rent for each month will be due on the date that the homestay guest arrived.
If you are staying extra days at the end of your stay (not a full month), please use the Nightly Rate to calculate your payment.
The ABODE placement fee for homestay guests who are under 18 years of age is $350.

The following rates will be in effect starting with the upcoming Winter Quarter 2009. Students who are applying for homestays for the winter quarter will begin paying the new rates upon arrival.

Fee	Seattle Schools	Tacoma Schools	Olympia Schools	Everett Schools
ABODE placement fee	$250.00 ($350 for minors)	$250.00 ($350 for minors)	$250.00 ($350 for minors)	$250.00 ($350 for minors)
Deposit (applied toward first month's homestay fee)	$100.00	$100.00	$100.00	$100.00
Total (sent with application)	$350.00 ($450 for minors)	$350.00 ($450 for minors)	$350.00 ($450 for minors)	$350.00 ($450 for minors)
Traditional Homestay (per month) Nightly Rates	$625.00	$550.00	$525.00	$600.00

Nightly rate	$20.50	$18.00	$17.00	$20.00
Nightly vacation rate	$10.25	$9.00	$8.50	$10.00

Bed & Breakfast Homestay
(per month)

Nightly Rates

$500.00

$425.00

$400.00

$475.00

Nightly rate	$16.50	$14.00	$13.00	$15.50
Nightly vacation rate	$8.25	$7.00	$6.50	$7.75