三月中看好了一间apartment,会在4月8日空出来,于是交了400美元的deposit和50美元application fee,计划四月底搬进去。结果到了四月中,公寓管理人员来电话说原来的resident要到5月5号才能搬出来,说这是一个残疾人,他没办法按时搬,问要不要force him out,当然我们说不要这样做。又看了这个公寓别的apartment,都不满意。
等了一个星期,这个公寓也没有什么别的说法,因为我们现在住的地方lease在4月30日到期,所以就决定把交的450美元要回来,赶紧到别的地方去找apartment。结果公寓的人说,只能退回400美元的deposit,50美元的申请费已经用于run application了,不能退还。
要说50美元也不是什么大事,丢了就算了。不过这事让我老婆气得够呛,特别是我老婆第二次去找他们,公寓那人态度还很坏。
所以想问一下,从法律上讲,公寓那方是不是应该退回50美元的申请费呢? 这件事明显的是公寓那方的造成的问题,任何损失应该由他们承担,而不应该由我们承担。 因为他们不能履行承诺,实际给我们造成了损失,因为这么短的时间在别的地方也很难找到满意的apartment。
如果这种事要上法庭,又是怎么做呢?只是在电视上看过,小老百姓为百十美元的事争论,到法庭上法官听了陈述、看了证据,锤子一敲就定案了,还很有意思。想找公寓的manager,说是度假去了,说了昨天manager回电话,也没消息。前天打电话到公寓总部,接电话的人把事情记下来了,到今天也还没消息。
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It's just $50. Does it worth it? Let it go.
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04/22/2009 postreply
12:52:18
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就知道有人会这么说,但不是钱多少的问题
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04/22/2009 postreply
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94, I am happy to answer your question.
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04/22/2009 postreply
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回复:94, I am happy to answer your question.
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04/22/2009 postreply
14:51:16
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I am an IT person and a lanloard, so don't know anything.
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04/22/2009 postreply
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Thank you for the information
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04/22/2009 postreply
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回复:回复:94, I am happy to answer your question.
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04/22/2009 postreply
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回复:回复:回复:94, I am happy to answer your question.
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04/22/2009 postreply
16:49:30
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不用斗了,没有什么意思.你被他们的态度气到了.过两天就好了
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04/22/2009 postreply
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Then start worrying about it when it is financial worthwhile
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04/22/2009 postreply
13:54:22
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Write a letter to your state attorney general. It is free
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04/22/2009 postreply
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For $50? Oh man, you really have too much time.
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04/22/2009 postreply
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yes, that is why I am on this chat board to killed the time :P
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04/22/2009 postreply
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Thank you very much for the information
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04/22/2009 postreply
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lawyer will send a letter to them. and it is a bad record for t
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04/22/2009 postreply
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Go to small-amount court
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04/22/2009 postreply
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回复:Go to small-amount court
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04/22/2009 postreply
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What they did is reasonable, I think.
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04/22/2009 postreply
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回复:What they did is reasonable, I think.
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04/22/2009 postreply
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申请费是不退的.他们的态度不好,没有地方告
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04/22/2009 postreply
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application fee is refudable if they reject him
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04/22/2009 postreply
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just cancel the check.
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04/22/2009 postreply
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Ask for $200 for failing to live up to their end of the deal
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04/23/2009 postreply
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Good suggestion
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04/23/2009 postreply
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Update: They gave the $50 application fee back
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04/23/2009 postreply
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为你感到高兴。这不仅仅是钱的问题。
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04/24/2009 postreply
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