The following are terms and definitions for the purposes of this document:

“Carrier” is defined as Brookline Moving Company

“Shipper” refers to any person who is the consignor or consignee of a household goods shipment and is identified as such in the bill of lading contract and owns the goods being transported

EXCLUSIONS

  1.  The Carrier or party in possession of any of the property herein described (“Property”) shall be liable as at common law for any loss thereof or damage thereto, except as herein provided.

  2.  No Carrier or party in possession of all or any of the Property (Carrier) shall be liable for any loss, damage or delay caused by act of God, flood, earthquake,  public enemy, war (declared or undeclared), acts of public authority, quarantine, riots, labor trouble, strikes, loss of market or use, perils of navigation, weather, act or default of Shipper or owner, wear and tear, gradual deterioration, latent defect, or any condition of or within covered property which causes it to destroy itself, nature of Property or defect or inherent vice, moths, vermin or other insects, rust, water, leakage, heat, changes in temperature, fumigation, deterioration, dampness of atmosphere, occurrences in customs warehouse, or for any loss or damage to paintings, statuary, ornamental items, works of art, articles of unusual nature or value, photographs or pictures, antiques, dishes, glassware, musical instruments, vases, mirrors, marble or enamel pieces, lamps, lamp shades or other fragile articles, unless such loss or damage was caused by negligence of the Carrier, except where arrangements have been made for the packing and unpacking of such articles by the Carrier or its agent. No carrier shall be held liable for the internal malfunction of any computerized, electrical or mechanical item or piece of equipment, whether or not such articles are packed unpacked, or packed and unpacked by the Shipper or his agent or Carrier or its agents. No Carrier shall be liable for damage to or loss of contents of pieces of furniture, crates, bundles, cartons, boxes, barrels or other containers unless such contents are open for Carrier’s inspection and then only for such articles as are specifically listed by the Shipper and receipted for by the Carrier or its agent.

  3.  No Carrier shall be liable for delay caused by obstructions, faulty or impassable highways, lack of capacity of any highway, bridge, ferry, or caused by breakdown, or mechanical defect of vehicles or equipment.

  4. Carrier’s liability shall be that of a warehouseman, only, for loss, damage or delay caused by fire occurring after the arrival of the Property at destination or at the port of export and tender of delivery of the Property to the party entitled to receive it has been made. Except in case of negligence of the Carrier, Carrier shall not be liable for loss, damage, or delay occurring while the Property is stopped and held on the request of the Shipper, owner, or party entitled to make such request, whether such request was made before or after Carrier came into possession of the Property.

  5. No Carrier shall be liable for any of the following:
  •  Items of extraordinary value not listed on the High Value Inventory form.  High Value is defined as any item that exceeds $100/lb (e.g., stamp collections, coin collections, "important" papers, high-end electronics, jewelry, cash, antiques, etc)
  • Lamps, lampshades, artwork, pictures, mirrors, artificial plants and statues which are not boxed by Brookline Moving Company
  • Any marble or glass which is not crated or boxed by Brookline Moving Company
  • Items found broken in boxes that have not been packed and unpacked by Brookline Moving Company
  • Missing hardware for disassembled items, unless Brookline Moving Company disassembles them
  • Gold leaf plaster frames and chandeliers that are not crated by Brookline Moving Company
  • Furniture Pressboard or particle board furniture; Previously damaged and repaired items; Previously damaged or loose veneer; Furniture where original glue has dried out.
  • Documents (no valuable papers of any kind), Deeds, Drafts, Notes, Bank Bills, Currency, Stamps.
  • Jewelry; other than costume jewelry.
  • Any small, loose items such as keys, remote controls, etc. which are not in a box
  • Live Plants
  • If one item in a set is damaged, only that one item is covered by insurance, not the entire set
  • Mechanical or electrical derangement of musical instruments, including but not limited to piano, harpsichord, organ, television, radio, refrigerator, freezer, washing machine, dryer, sound recording or playing equipment, including parts or components thereof, electronic or mechanical game(s), computers, or like similar articles unless evidenced by external damage