Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program for renting business place for non-business purposes

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

• display a search screen on a terminal apparatus of a user to initiate process of renting a place where a business is conducted as a place used for purposes other than the business;
• receive a selected reservation date and a selected reservation location selected by the user on the search screen from the terminal apparatus;
• display a search result on the terminal apparatus according to the selected reservation date and the selected reservation location, wherein the search result comprises at least one available time zone for at least one available place in the selected reservation location on the selected reservation date;
• receive and determine whether a selected available time zone for a selected available place selected by the user as a reservation for rental of the place satisfies a specific condition;
• accept an advance reservation for the rental of the place, in a case where a condition for starting a reservation is satisfied, before preparation for renting the place is completed and restrict the advance reservation more than reservations for places for which preparation for renting is completed;
• accept the reservation for rental of the place in a case where the specific condition is satisfied;
• in response to an acceptance for the rental of the place, transmit usage information for authentication to the terminal apparatus;
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• in response to the usage information for authentication being received from the terminal apparatus, transmit a control signal to unlock the selected available place as the reservation for rental during the selected available time zone for the user.