Required signing waiver of responsibilty

[craig7h]

Well its finally happened to me. I have reservation since Dec for a campground in Wisconsin for over the 4th, site had to be paid in full on the date the reservation was made. That was not really a big deal. Well just this week received an email with a required signature. This waiver was releasing the park from "any" responsibility due to injury of any kind while at the park. It covered walking and falling, playground equipment related injury. The list goes on.
I just wanted you all to know if you are planning a trip to Kieler Wisconsin, I would think twice about staying at Rustic Barn Campground.

[time2roll]

magicbus wrote:
I guess you wouldn’t mind if the roofer changed the type of shingles after you had signed a contract with him.

If the OP hadn’t paid in full and created a contract with the park I would agree, but they are changing the contract after the fact. This assumes there is no fine print on the reservation form saying you will be asked to sign a release.

Dave

I agree. This would be a good time to ask for a refund due to the additional conditions after the fact.

Or sign away and go have some fun. Your call OP.

[Bird_Freak]

If your scared you might get hurt doing something stupid and have to be responsible for your self just stay home.

[wapiticountry]

magicbus wrote:
I guess you wouldn’t mind if the roofer changed the type of shingles after you had signed a contract with him.

If the OP hadn’t paid in full and created a contract with the park I would agree, but they are changing the contract after the fact. This assumes there is no fine print on the reservation form saying you will be asked to sign a release.

Dave

Implicit in any innkeeper/guest rental is the understanding that the guest will abide by the rules and regulations of the property. Signing a liability waiver is one of those rules and regulations. Furthermore, the innkeeper is free to impose any additional rules that met the very low standard of "reasonable". For example, if you checked into a park and they had not posted a speed limit it would be within their rights to post one while you are staying there and you would be obligated to abide by it. You don't get "grandfathered" in. A waiver of liability is becoming an industry standard across many different types of lodging, including RV parks. Imposition of such a waiver would surely be considered a reasonable addition to a business's rules and regulations.

[Lwiddis]

The waivers and restrictions you mentioned are not new or unusual.

[magicbus]

I guess you wouldn’t mind if the roofer changed the type of shingles after you had signed a contract with him.

If the OP hadn’t paid in full and created a contract with the park I would agree, but they are changing the contract after the fact. This assumes there is no fine print on the reservation form saying you will be asked to sign a release.

Dave

[2012Coleman]

So the guy working on your roof falls off and want's to sue your homeowners policy for his injuries - you avoid this by making sure he has the correct credentials and insurance since why would you want to pay for this?

Campground is doing the same thing - not sure why it is an imposition to sign it. Would you sue the CG if you got hurt there? Or would your insurance cover it?

[BB_TX]

Likely as not you have signed similar when checking into an RV park and did not read all the fine print.

[2oldman]

The lawsuit lottery is still going strong.

[gbopp]

This is America in 2020. No one is responsible for their actions, it's always the fault of someone else.

[schlep1967]

craig7h wrote:
Well its finally happened to me. I have reservation since Dec for a campground in Wisconsin for over the 4th, site had to be paid in full on the date the reservation was made. That was not really a big deal. Well just this week received an email with a required signature. This waiver was releasing the park from "any" responsibility due to injury of any kind while at the park. It covered walking and falling, playground equipment related injury. The list goes on.
I just wanted you all to know if you are planning a trip to Kieler Wisconsin, I would think twice about staying at Rustic Barn Campground.

It amazes me how some people blame the campground for this type of waiver. When they should be blaming the people that will file a lawsuit against a campground because they were not supervising their own children on the playground and little Johnny fell while going up the sliding board the wrong way.

[midnightsadie]

you have the same insurance on your property

[midnightsadie]

there just covering there butt normal stuff. I looked there camp up sounds like a fun place.