QUESTION
If I ask for a wedding venue deposit back is the venue legally obligated to return it in full?
Asked on Feb 23rd, 2013 on Entertainment Law - Michigan
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We paid a deposit on a wedding venue and would like to change venues now for a number of reasons. We did not sign a contract of any sort and the owner never said that the deposit was non refundable.
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You made a verbal contract with another party and now you want to break it. You may not be entitled to any of your deposit back, especially if the date is close and the venue doesnt have time to rent the facility to someone else. However, if the date is reasonably far away, the venue may be willing to return some and perhaps all of your deposit.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2013 at 1:04 PM
If you dont owe them any money since cancelling the future services then the deposit should be returned in full. You may have to go to small claims and sue for them being unjust enriched at your expense. After that you will have to do a writ of execution to collect if they dont pay up.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2013 at 1:04 PM
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If you did not sign a contract and the venue did not say the deposit was non-refundable and if there has been no performance by the venue, then the deposit should be refundable to you.
Answered on Feb 25th, 2013 at 6:02 PM