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Using the service

By creating an account or submitting a listing, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not create an account or submit content. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information. You must be at least 18 and authorized to act for yourself or the business you represent to create an account or submit a property; this account requirement is not a restriction on who may lawfully occupy housing.

We advertise residential rentals and properties for sale in Minnesota and help people contact listing parties. We do not process housing applications, screen tenants, make rental or lending eligibility decisions, book stays, collect rent or security deposits, hold escrow, or complete real-estate transactions. Using this website does not by itself create an agency, brokerage, property-management or fiduciary relationship. Any separate services require their own agreement.

Accounts and security

Provide an accurate email address, verify it and keep your password private. Use your own account rather than sharing credentials. You are responsible for your submissions and authorized account activity; promptly contact us about suspected unauthorized access. We may restrict access when needed to investigate fraud, protect users, enforce these terms or meet legal obligations.

One account can manage multiple listings, subject to account limits and abuse controls. Registration does not grant administrator privileges. Staff access is separately authorized, and we may require additional security verification for administrative actions.

Accurate, authorized listings

List only noncommercial Minnesota properties you own or have authority to represent. Keep descriptions, availability, pricing, mandatory fees, utilities, deposits and other material facts accurate and current. Promptly update or close a listing when the property is unavailable. Do not impersonate a person or business, duplicate listings to evade controls, or make unsupported claims about a property.

Submit only photos and other content you have permission to use. Photos must accurately represent the property; misleading images, identification documents, private financial information and content that violates another person’s privacy are not permitted. You retain ownership of your content and give us a nonexclusive permission to store, resize, process and display it as needed to operate, review and publish your listing. We may retain appropriate records for security, dispute handling or legal obligations as described in our Privacy Policy.

Fair housing and acceptable use

All listings and communications must comply with applicable fair-housing and anti-discrimination laws. Describe the property and lawful rental terms, not preferred or excluded occupants based on protected characteristics. Do not post discriminatory, fraudulent, threatening, harassing, unlawful or misleading material.

Do not attempt to access another person’s account or private information, defeat security or moderation controls, scrape private data, upload malicious content, send unsolicited bulk messages or interfere with the service. We may reject, remove, suspend or investigate content and accounts that violate these rules. Report a listing through its report link or email us if you cannot use that feature.

Review, publication and availability

Submission is not publication. Community submissions require independent administrator review. Specifically authorized staff may prepare and publish their own completed listings without a separate reviewer; administrator membership alone does not grant this permission. All listings still require accurate and complete details, listing authority, ready property photos, current approval, a valid listing period or waiver, and explicit publication confirmation. Material edits take a public listing offline and require renewed review or authorized owner preparation before republication. We may request corrections or decline submissions; review is not a certification of ownership, condition, legal compliance, safety or suitability.

Sherman-owned properties are identified separately from community listings. A community listing does not imply that Sherman owns, built or manages it. Labeled concept imagery is illustrative and is not an available property. Visitors must independently verify the listing party, property, costs, legal documents and transaction before making commitments or sending money.

Free first month and optional renewal

Each new community listing receives its first 30 days free, beginning when the approved listing is first published. No credit card is required to register, submit or use that free period. This is not limited to the first 20 listings. Sherman-owned properties may use separately recorded internal waivers.

After the free period, continued publication requires an optional $19 monthly renewal; each renewal covers 30 days. Renewal is manual, not automatic, and creating an account never authorizes a later charge. Paid renewals are not enabled yet. Until they are available, a listing expires at the end of its valid period rather than remaining published without payment or charging you automatically. Applicable payment, tax and refund terms will be presented before we accept a purchase.

Pausing or editing does not extend or restart a listing period. Rejected submissions are not charged. Existing previously granted listing periods are honored. We do not guarantee inquiry counts, a rental, a sale, search rankings or a particular time to find a property.

Inquiries and other websites

Inquiries require a verified account unless a separately protected guest-inquiry option is offered. When you consent to send an inquiry, your name, email and message go to the listing party so they can respond. An inquiry is not an application, reservation, offer acceptance or contractual commitment. Do not send sensitive documents or payment details through an inquiry.

Clearly labeled advertisements and financing links may lead to affiliated or third-party businesses. Following a link does not require you to use that provider or imply that you qualify for financing. External services have separate terms and privacy practices. We are not responsible for their independent content, decisions or services.

Service limits and your rights

The service continues to evolve and may be interrupted or contain errors. To the extent permitted by law, it is provided as available without guarantees of uninterrupted access or the accuracy of third-party submissions. We are not a party to transactions between visitors and listing parties solely because a listing appears here.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from third-party listings or transactions. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, excuses fraud or willful misconduct, or limits nonwaivable consumer rights. Minnesota law governs these terms, except where mandatory law requires otherwise.

Changes, concerns and contact

We may update these terms as the service changes, will update the date above, and will provide additional notice where required. New payment obligations require your separate choice to purchase. You may stop using the service and request account closure by contacting us; legal, security and dispute records may need to be retained.

Contact Sherman Lumber, Inc., doing business as Northern Homestead Living, at admin@northernhomesteadliving.com for account help, listing concerns, content-rights complaints or questions about these terms. For a content-rights complaint, identify the content, your claimed rights and a way to reach you; do not send sensitive identity documents by ordinary email.