Posted on 03/23/21
| News Source: YWN
THE FOLLOWING IS VIA YWN
It’s been brewing for weeks already, but it seems the disaster in Orlando is growing by the minute.
Thousands of Jewish families have been renting homes in Orlando for this Pesach, all looking forward to a relaxing and an enjoyable Yom Tov. But for many, it turned out to be a nightmare.
According to multiple sources, more than 200 homes were “double booked”, many without the original renters knowing about it until the last minute.
It seems there were a few ways that people lost their rentals.
It began months ago, as thousands began placing deposits on homes for Pesach. Some homes were being rented for $6,000, and when brokers saw that there was a massive demand for homes, they began renting them to others – some for as much as $25,000. The problem is, some brokers never even told the original renters anything. Some brokers simply lied and said that their credit cards had been declined. This was a blatant lie, and in fact many had been charged, but the brokers had simply “refunded” the money, and taken their next customer who was paying three times the price. Other renters were told the home couldn’t be rented “due to COVID”, “burst pipe”, “roof leaks”, “air conditioning issues”, and other creative lies. Read more at YWN