Party Hall Refund

[jayco26]

Jurisdiction

New York

I booked a hall on 9/7/2016 and deposited $200 with no signed contract, soon after i found out that there was a shooting at that hall and multiple fights on 2012, and since its a family event i'd like to do it in a safer location, so i officially requested a refund on 9/8/2016 but the owner is refusing. what can i do to resolve this??

 

[adjusterjack]

what can i do to resolve this??

Probably just kiss the money goodbye if you renege on the hall.

What you have to understand about refunds is that there are NO REFUNDS unless you get a piece of paper that says there are refunds and under what circumstances they can be made.

Next time ask about refund policy up front and get it in writing before handing over your money.

 

[army judge]

What you have to understand about refunds is that there are NO REFUNDS

Truth condensed to one sentence, on which I'll expound a tad.

What you have to understand about refunds is that there are NO REFUNDS even though the law dislikes NO REFUNDS, forcing you to take the matter to small claims court for resolution and confirmation of NO REFUNDS.

 

[adjusterjack]

True. And, generally, an aggrieved party cannot profit from the breach of the other party.

It's possible that a customer could recover the money in court if the customer can show that the aggrieved party suffered zero monetary damages from the breach.

However, in the case of hiring a hall, the vendor often has to set a date aside and cease marketing that date. When the customer reneges he may not be able to fill that date perhaps due to time constraints or market factors and he'd be entitled to compensation.

 

[army judge]

True. And, generally, an aggrieved party cannot profit from the breach of the other party.

It's possible that a customer could recover the money in court if the customer can show that the aggrieved party suffered zero monetary damages from the breach.

However, in the case of hiring a hall, the vendor often has to set a date aside and cease marketing that date. When the customer reneges he may not be able to fill that date perhaps due to time constraints or market factors and he'd be entitled to compensation.

Most of those venues, these days, have stopped calling it a deposit.
I've seen "booking fee", "pre-event preparation fee", "pre-cleaning fee", "set up fee", and "services fee".

I've seen a couple contracts lately whereby the venue calls it a "consulting services fee""pre-booking fee", or "showing fee".

Aww, first world problems, arguing about $200, while vets are homeless, can't get healthcare, and kids are being sexually abused.