Booked villa in Florida and now can't get refund on deposit.

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BANNEDfromTV wrote: »

Have nobody never thought that not everything that is written in a contract is fair and legal? Not to mention that the contract is clearly designed by an american legal firm and as such taregetted towards an american audience and not necessarily binding in the English court..

Just wanted to make a note as it is possible likely the case below....
The villa owners more than likely are governed by the development Homeowner's Association, if the developers have turned over ownership of this to the residents and homeowners, who have a Board of Directors and within that would have legal representation or can obtain legal represtation (that can depend on the homeowners if they pay their homeowners fees).

bruisedknees

dmg24 wrote: »

The Cancellations section?!!

Doesn't entitle the owners to keep the RETURNABLE deposit of £150.

dmg24

bruisedknees wrote: »

Doesn't entitle the owners to keep the RETURNABLE deposit of £150.

You are misreading the contract.

The deposit against damage is completely separate from the booking deposit, and it is unlikely that the former has even been paid yet. A requirement for such a deposit is quite standard in a contract of this sort.

bruisedknees

dmg24 wrote: »

You are misreading the contract.

The deposit against damage is completely separate from the booking deposit, and it is unlikely that the former has even been paid yet. A requirement for such a deposit is quite standard in a contract of this sort.

Have you read the original post? The RETURNABLE deposit of £150 has been paid and this is what the OP is asking about.

dmg24

!!!!!!!

I was mistaken, the OP has paid the returnable deposit. But the owner is returning all monies, except the £150 booking deposit.

bruisedknees

dmg24 wrote: »

!!!!!!!

I was mistaken, the OP has paid the returnable deposit. But the owner is returning all monies, except the £150 booking deposit.

The OP has made no reference to a booking deposit. He has told us that he has paid a RETURNABLE deposit of £150 which was to be held as security against keys,damage etc and he wants to get it back. If this is not what he means can he please let us know what he does mean.

jonesMUFCforever

bruisedknees wrote: »

The OP has made no reference to a booking deposit. He has told us that he has paid a RETURNABLE deposit of £150 which was to be held as security against keys,damage etc and he wants to get it back. If this is not what he means can he please let us know what he does mean.

To get his money back he would have to pay the rest of the Villa rental!
As he is now not travelling he would be pretty stupid to do this wouldn't he I mean pay out hundreds of quid to get a ''returnable'' deposit back!

bruisedknees

ejones999 wrote: »

To get his money back he would have to pay the rest of the Villa rental!
As he is now not travelling he would be pretty stupid to do this wouldn't he I mean pay out hundreds of quid to get a ''returnable'' deposit back!

Have you read the original post?

The OP has told us that he has paid the full cost of the villa rental and that the owners are going to refund this to him.

In addition to paying the full cost of the villa rental he has paid a REFUNDABLE deposit of £150 but the villa owners are refusing to refund this to him. I cannot see anything in the Terms and Conditions which entitles the villa owners to keep this money. Can anyone on this forum see anything which entitles them to do this? If so please point it out. Thanks.

photome

bruisedknees wrote: »

Have you read the original post?

The OP has told us that he has paid the full cost of the villa rental and that the owners are going to refund this to him.

In addition to paying the full cost of the villa rental he has paid a REFUNDABLE deposit of £150 but the villa owners are refusing to refund this to him. I cannot see anything in the Terms and Conditions which entitles the villa owners to keep this money. Can anyone on this forum see anything which entitles them to do this? If so please point it out. Thanks.

Deposit
A returnable deposit of £150.00 is required and this will be held as security against return of keys, inventory damage, excess cleaning costs, long distance telephone calls where applicable, etc. This deposit will be returned to the client subject to a satisfactory inspection of the property.
Cancellations
Provided we receive written notice of cancellation not less than ten weeks before the holiday commencement date the hirers will not be required to pay the full balance, the amount of the deposit however, will be forfeit. All cancellations must be notified in writing at the earliest opportunity.
In the event of you having to cancel your booking the following charges will apply:
More than 8 weeks prior to departure - deposit only
Between 6-8 weeks prior to departure - 50% of rental
Less than 6 weeks prior to departure - 100% of rental


I can see it under cancellations...Which deposit do you think the owners are reffering to when it states "the amount of deposit will be forfeit" ?

GlennTheBaker

I have read the original post and understand it like this:

The OP has paid the full cost of the rental plus a security deposit of £150. This deposit would be returned upon completion of the stay provided no damage/loss were sustained.

The OP has cancelled the trip. According to the terms of the contract, as this has taken place more than 8 weeks before, the full amount of the rental has been returned to the OP minus the deposit.

It's all there in black and white. Why agree to the terms if you don't like them?