Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

I have my inventory with a storage company and told them I would like to come get it. They said they would call me back with a date and time they would have available. They called me back and told me that somehow one of their employees deleted a charge for an inventory item on my account, so in order for me to get my inventory I would have to pay for that charge in full. However the charges that they have been billing me for were the ones we verbally agreed upon at the time of the storage, so I am confused on were this extra charge came about. Are they allowed to bill me for something that I have not been paying since the inventory was in their care (7 months) and that I knew nothing about supposedly due to employee error?


Asked on 9/02/10, 10:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Shelly Schellenberg MI & FL private practice

If your contract states that you will pay the amount stated on the contract, maybe not. If your contract states that you will pay according to the posted charges for each item, then probably yes. If your contract was "verbal" and is unclear to both parties, as to what you owed, the judge will decide what you are each entitled to, based on how credible your testimony is as to the facts surrounding your contract. If a lot of money is involved, hire an attorney. If a small amount is involved, offer to split the difference with them. They are not likely to want to take you to court for small change.

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Answered on 9/10/10, 6:47 am


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