Do we have to pay for a hotel room that we were not charged for almost a year ago?
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Do we have to pay for a hotel room that we were not charged for almost a year ago?
My husband and I stayed at a hotel in Phoenix for 7 days. When we checked out of the hotel we noticed that we were only charged for 4 days. We mentioned it to the hotel front desk person. They told us that we do not owe anything else. Now they called us and told us that we have to pay for the 3 days we did not pay for last year. Since we tried to get it cleared up before we left do we now have to pay for those 3 days?
Asked on January 23, 2012 under Business Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you would have to pay. The law does not state that if a business or person does not pursue money owed them immediately, that they then lose the right to do so. Instead, collections--and, if necessary, a legal action--can be pursued any time within the statute of limitations period, or time to sue. This would be the statute of limitations for a written agreement or contract, which is more than a year--in most states, it's at least 4 years, which means the hotel would have 4 years to pursue this debt.
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