Rental Rules
Creswell is a roleplay focused community. While homes and commercial spaces are available to rent they are intended to support active characters, businesses, and ongoing roleplay within the city. Please keep this in mind when choosing to rent in Creswell. All rentals are considered IC spaces.
1. Land Impact (LI) Limits
All rentals must remain within their assigned LI. Items exceeding the limit may be returned without notice.
2. Stay Within Your Space
All objects must remain within your parcel or unit. Limited outdoor decor is acceptable (Ex. Flower boxes). Skyboxes, platforms, or items outside your boundaries are not permitted.
3. Theme & Aesthetic
Creswell is a modern city environment. Visible decor must match the overall theme and be of reasonable quality. Items that break immersion or cause performance issues may be returned.
4. Noise & Scripts
Excessive sounds, scripts, or lag-causing items are not allowed. Keep media and scripted objects reasonable and respectful of others.
5. Rent & Activity
Rent must be paid on time. Inactive or abandoned rentals may be reclaimed. Tenants are expected to remain active within the community.
6. No Refunds
All rental payments are final and non-refundable.
7. Respect Shared Space
No security orbs, ban lines, or disruptive systems. Be mindful of neighbors and public areas.
8. One Property Limit
Limit of one residential and/or one commercial rental per player. (You may have 1 business and 1 residential simultaneously)
9. Vehicles
If you want to rezz a vehicle it will count against your rental prim allowance. There are vehicle permits available in the DMV if you don’t wish to own property but want to keep a vehicle rezzed on sim. These are on a limited first come first serve basis.
- You may rezz a vehicle for the duration of a scene as temporary use.
- For example you drive to the coffee shop -> park -> get your goodies and then drive to another location on sim.
- Before logging out however you must pick up the vehicle.
- Any vehicles left on sim and are not part of a rental or permit will be returned.
10. Management Discretion
Creswell staff reserve the right to return items, enforce rules, or reclaim rentals to maintain sim quality.
NOTE: Creswell uses the CasperLet rental system. Please keep an eye on your local chat for any notices or messages sent by CasperLet. It will often notify of the time remaining on the rental as it gets close to expiring, notifies when it expires, if you are over your prim limit, or any other changes have been made to the tenancy.
Need Help?
Submit a support ticket through Discord for transfers, issues, or requests.
Commercial Rental Rules
- All commercial rentals require an approved business proposal before use.
- You must have a registered character before applying to run a business.
- Businesses are expected to remain active and engaged. Locations that show little to no activity (staff presence, events, or community interaction) may be subject to review and possible removal at staff discretion.
Established Businesses (Pre-Decorated)
- Pre-decorated businesses are established parts of Creswell and cannot be renamed, redesigned, or heavily altered.
- Approved renters act as the owner or manager of the business for roleplay purposes.
- These businesses remain open and available for roleplay 24/7. Renters and their employees are not expected to be present at all times; when no player employees are available, visitors may roleplay with generic NPC staff.
- Major changes, damage, or long-term closures must be approved first by staff.
- Managers are expected to keep the business active through personal roleplay, employees, events, or participation in community storylines.
- Creating a business group, hosting events, and hiring employees is encouraged!
- Participation in citywide events and storylines is required.
It means players in every time zone can use the location for roleplay, even when the renter or player employees are offline. They may NPC ordinary staff members to place an order, make a purchase, or support the scene. It does not give anyone permission to rob, damage, close, take control of, or create major storylines involving the business without prior OOC approval.
Open Commercial Spaces (Custom Businesses)
- Open commercial spaces allow renters to create and operate their own business concept.
- All businesses must be approved by staff and should fit Creswell’s modern urban setting and the surrounding district.
- Commercial spaces cannot be used as homes or primarily residential properties. Small employee areas, offices, and break rooms are permitted, but the rental must remain recognizably and primarily a business.
- Businesses must be built around roleplay, not for profit or passive use. You may sell items within a shop however vendors should not be noticeable/not be the focus of the business. Products may be sold within your establishment however, vendors should be discreet and secondary to the roleplay environment. For example, a bakery may sell usable food items while still functioning as a fully decorated and accessible bakery.
- Avoid duplication: Business concepts should offer something useful or distinct to the community. Proposals may be denied when a particular type of business is already overrepresented.
- Participation in citywide events and storylines is required.
Ready to apply?
Submit an application through discord to get started.
Shared Spaces
In an effort to make this sim accessible to everyone without the added barrier of cost, we have created spaces around the sim that are typically marked as rentals but that are free for anyone to use.
When you see this symbol on or around a door, that room has been marked as available for anyone to use.
That is to say, for the duration of your scene, that space is “yours”. You are welcome to say your character lives or works in that space, and everyone is expected to play along.
However, this only extends for the length of your scene, so if you return later and someone else is using the space, you may not role-play being upset that someone is “in your house/office”.
Vehicle Permits
To keep lag down and to manage prims, vehicle permits are limited to help maintain performance and fairness for all residents/visitors. Vehicle permits are for residents who do not wish to own property on sim, but want to keep a vehicle rezzed out full time.
These permits available in the DMV
Rules & Restrictions
- Ground vehicles only (cars, trucks, motorcycles, and similar street vehicles)
- Maximum 80 prims per vehicle
- Music, sirens, and excessive sound effects are not allowed with the exception for authorized emergency service vehicles
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in vehicle removal