Can a cancellation fee be disputed if no service or product was received?
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Can a cancellation fee be disputed if no service or product was received?
Signed a contract and paid a deposit
for 10 bounce houses. The order would
NOT be processed until we paid in full.
We are not able to complete the order
so we canceled it within the required
time requirements. They are charging us
a cancellation fee of approx. 2,100.
Can we despite this charge?
Asked on March 6, 2018 under Business Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
You say you "cancelled it within the required time requirements": if the agreement or contract specified that you could cancel and get your money back within a certain time frame and you complied, they have to return you money, and may only charge any fees or keep any amounts allowed by the contract. (I.e. if the agreement said that even if you cancel in time they could get a restocking fee or cancellation fee, or keep the deposit.) If they charge you more than the contract allows, you could refuse to pay, or if they have kept the money from your deposit, you could sue them for its return.
Bear in mind that you can *only* get a full refund if the agreement says you can: if there is no "cancel with full refund provision," they could keep the deposit: the seller may keep deposits when the buyer does not go through with the purchase, unless there is a provision or agreement to the contrary.
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