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Cancellation of Vacation Booking Due to Unforeseen Circumstances

Question

A person booked a vacation cabin, but on the designated day had to stay home due to his son's illness. Does he need to pay for the cabin? And does he need to pay for the expenses of the cabin owner for preparing the bedding and similar items?

Answer

Since the person who booked could not have anticipated such a situation, he is exempt from payment.

Answered 20 September 2022 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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