When our fiance as well as I wanted to rent a holiday house, the people I was with and I used a small booking agency.
The booking agency set up all the details with the homeowner.
Every one of us had a contract for the rental, which was a multiple-week period, and my family as well as I were going to stay in the beach section for 2 weeks, as well as the people I was with and I didn’t want to spend our money on a hotel. The beach rental provided us plenty of room, as well as the people I was with and I had a functioning dining room as well as more than a single lavatory. The pictures online were stunning, as well as the rates were affordable. The balance for our rental was $2,300. It was due 30 days before our check-in afternoon. My fiance as well as I paid the fees on time. When the people I was with and I tried to contact the booking agency on the afternoon before our arrival, they didn’t answer the PC. Every one of us called as well as called, however no a single ever answered the PC. My fiance as well as I didn’t think what to do, so the people I was with and I contacted an attorney. Every one of us explained the situation to an attorney! At this point, the attorney told us it was a civil matter. Since the total amount of the contract was less than $5,000, the people I was with and I had to settle the matter in a small claims court. The attorney told us it would be cheaper to file ourselves, then to hire him to file the paperwork. We live in Buffalo, NY and my fiance as well as I were out a lot of money, so the people I was with and I decided to file the paperwork for a court date. The judge was also from Buffalo, NY and found in our favor, as well as the agency was forced to repay our balance in full. The defendant also had to pay our court fees as well as costs.