Moorpark, CA asked in Consumer Law, Contracts and Small Claims for California

Q: How do I get my $ back from a venue that cancelled my party because of COVID-19?

I paid in full and the owner of the facility states the $ is not refundable. Contract states $ is nonrefundable if the client (me) cancels or postpones the party. I did neither.

1 Lawyer Answer
Scott Richard Kaufman
Scott Richard Kaufman
Answered
  • Consumer Law Lawyer
  • Los Altos, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: It's a contract question, so, go to show your contract to a contract dispute attorney.

You sound like you are in the right, but, like most of us have heard since we were very

small, "possession is 9/10ths of the law." and HERE, the other guy does not want to

voluntarily give up possession. So, you will almost assuredly have to get an attorney

involved, regardless of what the law "says." Good luck with it.

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