Required event security
Every GATHER booking includes mandatory licensed event security staffing, calculated from your attendance figure at a ratio of one guard per 50 attendees, always rounded up. 1–50 attendees is 1 guard, 51–100 is 2 guards, 101–150 is 3 guards, and so on.
Security is billed for your event duration plus configured pre-event and post-event coverage, subject to a minimum billable period. The guard count recalculates automatically whenever your attendance figure changes, including after a booking is placed.
This charge is part of the official price of the booking, is separate from the refundable damage deposit, and cannot be removed, reduced or declined regardless of the nature of your event.
Attendance
The attendance figure on your booking is the maximum number of people who may be on site. Security staffing, capacity and insurance all depend on it being accurate.
Events that exceed the booked attendance may be stopped by on-site security or Haus Format staff, without refund.
Open-invite, ticketed and publicly promoted events require prior written approval. Promoting a Haus Format address publicly without approval is not permitted.
Timing, sound and neighbors
Amplified sound must end at the time stated on your booking, and by 10pm outdoors unless we approve otherwise in writing.
Guests must arrive and depart quietly. Parking arrangements on the listing must be followed; blocking neighboring driveways is grounds for ending the event.
Catering, alcohol and vendors
Alcohol service to anyone under 21 is prohibited. Where alcohol is sold rather than served, a licensed vendor is required.
Outside caterers and vendors must be disclosed in advance. Commercial cooking equipment and open flame require approval.
Damage and overtime
The Damage Deposit & Damage Responsibility Policy applies in full. Overtime, including security overtime, is billed from the moment your booked window ends.