Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia

Refund of Apartment Deposit - Changed Mind

We put a $300. deposit as a ''hold'' for an apartment for our daughter (but not a specific one, and not for a specific date) in a large VA complex. We signed no papers and were given no receipt or terms. Some weeks later we changed our mind on that location due to its poor reputation and requested a refund. The management company said that we would have had to request the refund in the first 72 hours. We would never have agreed to this as we were weeks away from knowing for sure at that time, and those terms were never specified verbally or in writing. Weren't they required to give us this in writing, and don't they have to refund this now absent an agreement?


Asked on 6/03/08, 2:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph Murray Joseph M. Murray, Esq.

Re: Refund of Apartment Deposit - Changed Mind

If there was no notice posted or given to you verbally or in writing that the deposit was not refundable after 72 hours, it would appear you would be entitled to a refund.

If you find no reference to their refund policy in any documentation you were given and it is nowhere posted,ask them to specify in writing to you the basis for their claim it is nonrefundable.

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Answered on 6/03/08, 3:14 pm


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