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Old 01-26-2022, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Babubhat View Post
It’s a contractual dispute. You had an obligation to try to mitigate the damages by re renting it. Will factor into your claim. The dollars involved are probably not worth the aggravation

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I disagree for two reasons. $1,000 is a fair amount for most people to lose, and not doing anything, I would think, just encourages the renters to do it again. It’s entirely possible the OP has tried unsuccessfully to re-rent.
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