Q: Can we sue and win a case against the homeowner due to breaking our tenants rights?
I rented a vacation home in Florida for two weeks directly through email using a Paypal payment. I found the house through vrbo.com which states no pets are allowed, though I did not see this statement, though I did not book through vrbo.com, but direct through the homeowner and pet policy was never talked about in our agreement. Owners rental management heard are dog during a "pool upkeep visit" that we never new about. management staff entered the house without notification to take a picture of the dog as proof. This is illegal. The are now keeping our $200 security deposit. We want to sue.
A:
Sue for what? The $200 deposit? What else are you wanting to sue for? Breach of privacy? That dog won’t hunt here oh Florida.
However, if you want to file a $200 small claims case in the county where the condo is located you can do that-without a lawyer. But then what will you do when they set the case for trial here if Florida? Travel all the way back here from Illinois? Why not look at this “loss” as tuition you paid in the College of Hard Knocks, where you learned a very valuable lesson: Find out ahead of time if you can bring pets with you when on vacation.
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