Is this legal???

if it were me I would ask ,no demand a full refund since they are raising the rates not you. again demand full refund or tell them you will give the CG a one star rating on reviews. and tell everyone you meet while camping around the country how they try to screw you over. word of mouth goes a long way

First, go look at the documentation on their website and that you received...I'll give 10-1 odds, they have a clause that they can adjust the rates based on updates to pricing.

If they can produce that clause, you are contractually responsible for the extra. Depending on the exact language, they might not even need to issue a refund.

If they can't produce that, you can tell them no but if you do that expect at best a very disagreeable visit or they might refund the money and tell you to bugger off...they know you aren't going to sue them.

Poor business practice but not much you can do about it.

azdryheat wrote:
The RV park offered you a camp site for a specific price and you agreed to the price and paid it in full. You and the park have a contract. By the RV park raising its price and demanding additional money from you is in violation of the original contract. The additional price was not part of the original contract and was not agreed to by you. You can bring a civil suit for contract violation against the RV park. Or you can blow it off and cancel the reservation and get your money back and the park can keep screwing over campers with no penalty.

That's assuming there is no clause in the contract that says otherwise.

It could be that the contract states that the fees paid in November 2018 are "reservation fees" to hold the site, and that the customer will be required to pay any additional fees based on the 2019 nightly rates which were to be determined at a later date.

There is no standard for RV Park reservations because they are independently owned. You can't assume anything is a certain way.

The OP should read the fine print. And then talk nicely to the manager/owner to resolve the issue. Demanding a refund, threatening a civil suit, etc., are not going to result in a positive outcome for the OP regardless of the contract wording.

Playing nice within the confines of the contract wording may get the additional fees waived or the full amount refunded. If the contract wording says there may be additional fees required then the OP should explain that this was unclear at the time of the reservation and ask for a one-time waiver of the additional fees. At worst they say no and he is no worse off than he right now due to his failure to read.

If the contract wording does not indicate additional fees, then the OP should explain that and ask for a full refund. At best, they waive the additional fees and he stays there at the contracted rate, or they give him a full or partial refund and he tries to find another place to stsy. At worst, he chalks it up to a bad deal and informs other RVers through reviews, files a complaint with the BBB, etc., and moves on. A lawsuit is unlikely to return what is put into it.

LOL.....Contracts and Clauses over a campsite rate increase? Really?

I guess the OP could travel from TX to NH and file the paperwork to go before small claims, the magistrate, or whatever they have in NH, then travel back when it's scheduled? Who knows, maybe NH has same day walk in service at the local court.

Maybe find a good attorney in NH, or send one up from TX, and sue them. Cost effective that is.

I'd bet they have a published policy for this situation, and a lot more people than the OP are in the same boat. Maybe they don't but it matters little one way or the other. They can pay the $80 or not out of principal and find somewhere else, someone else will take the site if the OP decides against it. No amount of RVnet strong arming is going to change anything.

Asking for legal advice from the faceless campers on an RV forum instead of a lawyer makes no more sense than asking them about your sudden onset of intense headaches instead of consulting a physician. If the water pipe in your house burst, would you consult us or call a plumber?

Call an attorney and get good advice rather than getting a ton of nonsense from the speculation of that faceless crowd.

Please let us know the name of this "resort" -- thanks

valhalla360 wrote:
First, go look at the documentation on their website and that you received...I'll give 10-1 odds, they have a clause that they can adjust the rates based on updates to pricing.

If they can produce that clause, you are contractually responsible for the extra. Depending on the exact language, they might not even need to issue a refund.

If they can't produce that, you can tell them no but if you do that expect at best a very disagreeable visit or they might refund the money and tell you to bugger off...they know you aren't going to sue them.

Poor business practice but not much you can do about it.

I was thinking the same thing. More than likely there is a clause in the "contract" that allows them to raise the price at will.

My guess is that "prices are subject to change" is embedded in the web site somewhere. Just call and complain. They're not going to lose you business over $80. Alternately, you could call the AG's office in NH and see if there are other complaints.

I will not say it is legal. I will also say it is not..
I will say laws vary from location to location.

I would be very upset and strongly tempted to ask for a full refund (insist on FULL refund) and find another park.

Ron3rd wrote:

colliehauler wrote:
Since you paid (not just a reservation) I would think you would have a contract. If they did not honor that contract I would ask for a refund.

The seasonal campground I stay at had their property tax double in one year. They had to raise rates the following year. They did not raise rates mid year after everyone had already paid.

Yes they did have a contract. In fact that was Contracts 101 when I was in Law School. The OP is legally required to pay for the site and they are legally required to provide it. The obligation runs both ways.

So you have reviewed said contract and came to this conclusion? Do attorneys often make legal judgments based on virtually zero information from neither side?