Multiple Land/Parcel Purchases

Hello all, am new to Second Life and just bought 2 parcels. I am a bit confused with the Tier fees and need guidance on this. My questions are.

- When are Tier fees paid?
- Who do I pay the tier fees to?
- How do I add the bonus 512?
- If I bought the parcels near end of the month am I still responsible for the tier fees or is the
land seller resonsible?
- I was told about the option of a Tier box or direct paypal payment....this is from the people who sold me the land, but again...don't I pay direct to Linden Labs along with my Premium Account?


Any help on this matter is greatly appreciated...

Thanks!

Gusher, did you have to agree to a Covenant when you bought the land? If so, you are actually renting it from a private individual. This looks like the case since you've mentioned a "tier box" (is this an object on your land that you pay?) and PayPal.

You need to be specific in order for us to answer questions. Also, please see the two other threads on Tier and Land on this front page. They might help.

Yes, I already read that BUT it differs from my case....they say there that you need to pay Linden Labs along with your Premium Account..........in my case they're telling me to to pay them!

At the moment my parcels are sellable by me....to make things clearer I pasted the Convenant here...........

Management Team: Rayne Ragowski, Brock Brickworks
Concierge Team: Raven Hoggard, Xzya Armistice, Dusty Windang
Security Team: Deep Sloat , Richie Lassard, Tara Hallard
Abuse Reports: Sensi Bliss






TERMS OF SERVICE

THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on the date you pay for digital property or any services and is by and between SBHoldings, (hereinafter referred to as “Seller”) and yourself hereinafter referred to as “Purchaser” or “Renter”) concerns all terms and conditions under which Seller agrees to sell and/or rent land to Purchaser or Renter.

Definitions
Land- The term Land is digital property that replicates real property in visual format as seen / defined in secondlife or in any other virtual environment.
Purchaser- The term Purchaser is any individual who buys Seller’s digital property.
Renter- The term Renter is any individual who rents Seller’s digital property.
Resident- The term Resident is any individual who has a valid account allowing them access to secondlife or any other virtual community where in this contract is used.
Linden Dollar- The term Linden Dollar is hereby defined as digital currency. Said digital currency’s rates are defined by the Terms of services found on the secondlife.com website.
LindeX – The term LindeX is the official Second Life Linden Dollar exchange.
Land Use Fee- The term Land Use Fee (hereinafter “Tier Fee”) is hereby defined as a payment that must be disbursed in addition to membership fees and the original payment made to Seller.
Group Accessible Land- The term Group Accessible Land (hereinafter “GAL”) is property that is only accessible to a specific group. This group shall be chosen by Renter / Purchaser.
Sky Structure- The term Sky Structure is any building whose base floats more than ten meters (10m) from the ground.

General Terms
All rented Land shall be deeded to a group of the renter's choosing. Said group shall be created or chosen before rental from Seller is completed. Should Renter decide to create a group, said group shall be created at Renter’s own expense.
Purchasers and Renters shall not be allowed to sublet or rent out any property they acquire from Seller.
Purchasers shall be allowed to resell Land acquired from Seller subject to this covenant.
Purchasers shall never be allowed to subdivide Land for the purposes of resale.
Purchasers and Renters shall contact one of the following concierges upon purchase or Rental of Land:
o Xzya Armistice
o Raven Hoggard
o Dusty Windang
Should all of the concierges be unavailable, Purchasers and Renters shall contact one of the following Island Managers:
o Brock Brickworks
o Rayne Ragowski

Terms of Use
Residents shall not use any residential Land for commercial purposes, including but not limited to, advertising, building malls and clubs.
Residents shall not stalk, shout, threat or spy on other Purchasers.
Residents shall refrain from designating their land GAL permanently.
Residents shall be allowed to designate their land as GAL if they wish to have private parties, but shall remember to properly modify said designation before they exit Second Life. Said modification shall be made by tuning off the GAL button.
Residents shall be allowed to ban individuals they do not wish to allow on their Land.
Purchasers and Renters shall never conduct any of the following businesses in any of their properties:
o Dance/night clubs
o Casinos
Purchasers and Renters shall not be allowed to possess any weapons, including but not limited to, any item that can orbit, kill, push, crash or otherwise obstruct another Purchaser or Renter. Utilization of said weapons by any Purchaser or Renter shall be terminated immediately upon request. Refusal to comply may lead to immediate contract termination.
Purchasers and Renters shall not be allowed to possess any high-lag scripts. Utilization of said scripts by any Purchaser or Renter shall be terminated immediately upon request. Refusal to comply may lead to immediate contract termination.
Purchasers and Renters shall not use items whose scripts operate at a radius extending farther than their Land line.
No Purchaser or Renter shall be allowed to use banlines as a form of security.
Purchasers and Renters shall only be allowed to utilize security scripts that follow Second Life’s terms and conditions. Utilization of unallowable security scripts by any Purchaser or Renter shall be terminated immediately upon request. Refusal to comply may lead to immediate contract termination.
Seller, concierges, managers and island security shall have complete access to any and all Renter’s or Purchaser’s Land.
Renters and Purchasers shall be required to comply with any reasonable requests regarding, but not limited to: land, objects on said land or persons on said land, within 24 hours.
No Renter or Purchaser shall be allowed to harass, intimidate, threaten or otherwise abuse Seller’s employees.
Renters and Purchasers shall ensure that sailors have complete access to oceans.
All structures shall be built at least four meters (4m) away from premises restrictions.
All structures shall required to be shorter than the width of the land they are on or 50 meters high, whichever is shorter.
All Sky Structures shall be built at least 300 meters above ground level.
All structures shall be built in good taste. Said good taste is subject to Seller’s definition and may be amended at any time.


Responsibilities
Seller is not responsible for loss or damage of property incurred during transfer of ownership of estates or during returns due to an eviction.



Payment of Fees
Renters shall be required to pay for the first two weeks rent prior to move in.
Purchasers and Renters shall be required to pay weekly Tier Fees, in addition to rent.
Purchasers must contact a concierge or manager immediately upon purchase to arrange tier payments. Tier must be paid within 24 hours of aquiring property. This includes when purchasing from someone else. Tier payments DO NOT carry over to the next owner. If said payment is not made, a notice shall be sent once. Failure to pay within 72 hours of receipt of said notice shall result in loss of property and Land.
All Fees shall be paid to Sana Barbara.
Tier Fees shall be paid through a personal tier payment box. Said payment shall be made in one of two methods:
o US Dollars shall be converted into Linden Dollars through LindeX and deposited in said payment box. There is a 10% fee for lindens payments. This is incured by the fees which we must pay to change back into US Dollars.
o Pay Pal subscription, available at http://www.slsanabarbara.com
Purchasers shall pay Tier Fees monthly, accordingly:
o 1,024 meters/ 8.00 USD/234 prim
o 2,048 meters/ 13.00 USD/468 prim
o 3,072 meters/15.00 USD/702 prim
o 4,096 meters/24.00 USD/937 prim
o 5,120 meters/30.00 USD/1,170 prim
o 6,144 meters/35.00USD/1,406 prim
o 8,192 meters/45.00 USD/1,875 prim
o 9,216 meters/50.00 USD/2,108 prim
o 10,752 meters/55.00 USD/2,457 prim
o 11,264 meters/60.00 USD/2,574 prim
o 13,312 meters/65.00 USD/3,045 prim
o 16,384 meters/75.00 USD/3,750 prim
o 21,504 meters/125.00 USD/5,376 prim
o 32,768 meters/150.00 USD/7,500 prim
o 49,152 meters/200.00 USD/11,244 prim
o 65,536 meters/315.00 USD/15,000 prim
Renters shall pay Tier fees monthly, accordingly:
o 1,024 meters/ 8.00 USD/234 prim
o 2,048 meters/ 15.00 USD/468 prim
o 3,072 meters/20.00 USD/702 prim
o 4,096 meters/28.00 USD/937 prim
o 5,120 meters/35.00 USD/1,170 prim
o 6,144 meters/40.00USD/1,406 prim
o 8,192 meters/55.00 USD/1,875 prim
o 9,216 meters/60.00 USD/2,108 prim
o 10,752 meters/70.00 USD/2,457 prim
o 13,312 meters/85.00 USD/3,045 prim
o 16,384 meters/105.00 USD/3,750 prim
o 21,504 meters/130.00 USD/5,376 prim
o 32,768 meters/190.00 USD/7,500 prim
o 49,152 meters/299.00 USD/11,244 prim
o 65,536 meters/395.00 USD/15,000 prim

Miscellaneous
(a) Successors. The provisions of the Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their heirs, assigns, and successors.
(b) Representation by Attorney and Accountant. Each party has been (or has had the opportunity to be) fully advised by their attorney and/or accountants as to the contents hereof, and agrees to same as their own free act.
(c) Execution and Delivery of Documents. Each party to this Agreement agrees to perform any further acts and execute and deliver any documents that may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
(d) Notices. Any notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be delivered through SecondLife and if available, email.
Assignability of the Agreement. This Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the other party; provided such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
(f) Disputes / Arbitration. The parties agree that they will use their best efforts to amicably resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The parties shall meet and discuss any disputes prior to the initiation of arbitration and shall grant the alleged wrong doer an opportunity (15 day minimum) to cure any defects. Any controversy, claim or dispute that cannot be so resolved shall be settled by final binding arbitration in accordance with the arbitration in Secondlife only. Any such arbitration shall be conducted through the use of briefs and if desired by one of the parties and in Secondlife hearing. In physical person hearings shall not be allowed. Each party may make one set of each type of discovery request and one dispositive motion. There shall be one arbitrator, which shall be chosen by two persons who are members of secondlife each of whom shall be chosen by each party. The arbitrator's decision shall be final without any possibility of appeal. No Court shall have subject matter jurisdiction over this matter until after the arbitrator has rendered a reasoned opinion. The arbitration shall be expedited and must be concluded within sixty (60) days. The parties shall bear their own costs for the arbitration unless the arbitrator decides one party has acted maliciously or bad faith.
(g) Governing Law. This Agreement is made under and shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Iowa, USA, without regard to that state’s choice of law principles, which may direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
Severance. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision was so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its modified terms.
(i) Seller may amend this Agreement, including rates, at any time in its sole discretion, effective upon placing these changes on the covenant of the land in secondlife and may be made without any other type of notice. If rates change mid-rental (during a term fully paid in advance) then the new rate will take effect at the time of the next payment.
(j) Seller shall decide whether any violations of the above mentioned terms have occurred and shall have complete authority to make decisions about the appropriate consequences. Termination of contract because of a violation of the covenant becomes effective immediately. There are no refunds in this case.
(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties, and revokes and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties and is intended as a final expression of their Agreement. It shall not be modified or amended except in writing signed by the parties hereto and specifically referring to this Agreement. This Agreement shall take precedence over any other documents, which may conflict with this Agreement.
(l) Waiver. No waiver by either party of any default shall be deemed as a waiver of prior or subsequent default of the same of other provisions of this Agreement.

OK, cool. Since you signed a covenant, you are technically "renting" the land from the person who owns it. You will pay your monthly fee to that person, NOT to Linden Lab. In this case, your free 512 allowance does NOT apply.

OT-That is the longest covenant I have ever seen.

One last question.........

In order to become true owner do you need to buy a whole estate or it doesn't matter?

No, you just need to make sure you're buying mainland...there's a drop down menu in Land Search which allows you to filter your selections. You'd also need to buy on the mainland to get your tier-free 512m.

Okay, thanks for the help....