I put a deposit on a moving company to re-locate my belongings from florida to washington state. My property is in a storage unit.
Question Details: The moving co. didnt make their scheduled appt to load my stuff. I gave them extra time, but after another hour, they still didnt come. I left on a flight out of Fl. to Seattle. They since have re-inbersed me my deposit, but I also want compensation for my airline tickets, hotel and rental car. As well as another month payment on the storage unit I had to pay. They have in several e-mails to me said they are sorry this happened and that their driver was irresponsible for not getting there on time. October 1, I will loose my belongings in the storage, I cannot afford to pay it.Are they liable?
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The moving company probably is not liable for this. They broke their contract with you, and they gave you back your deposit; that's probably all you're entitled to.
Your extra month for the storage unit and travel costs, to go back and deal with this, are what the law calls "consequential damages," and usually you can't recover them. There are exceptions to that, and you might want to talk to a Florida attorney, to see if there's something you can hang your hat on with this; one place to find a lawyer out of state is our website, http://attorneypages.com
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