Silver Spring, MD asked in Contracts for New Jersey

Q: Can I get my Non-Refundable deposit back?

We booked a photographer and paid 1600$ for a deposit. He double booked on our engagement session and wasn’t going to tell us but instead blamed it on the weather. We do not have a signed contract and are getting married in October of 2019 which gives him over a year to find a new client. If NO services were provided and it is this far out can we get our refund back?

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H. Scott Aalsberg
H. Scott Aalsberg
Answered
  • East Brunswick, NJ
  • Licensed in New Jersey

A: Without a written contract the photographer would be hard-pressed for a court to agree that this was a non-refundable contract. I suggest you contact a lawyer to write a letter on your behalf because it's apparent he's not just going to give you the money.

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