(a) The agency's agreement with each consumer must in writing and by dated contract contain the following notice:
BUYER'S RIGHT TO REFUND If you, the buyer, fail to rent housing as a result of information provided by , you will receive a refund by presenting or mailing to a signed, dated statement that you have failed to rent housing as a result of its information. This statement must be mailed no sooner than thirty (30) days and no later than sixty (60) days after the signing of this contract. Within seven (7) days of receiving your refund request, will refund to you at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the total contract price retaining no more than twenty-five percent (25%) or $10.00 (whichever is smaller) as a service charge. |
Such notice must be placed conspicuously on the contract, which may contain nothing contrary to or in mitigation of the notice. The blank spaces shall be filled with the name of the agency.
(b) The agency, after at least thirty days following a consumer transaction and upon receipt of that consumer's request for a refund, shall provide to the consumer a refund within seven days of receipt of that request. The agency may retain no more than twenty-five percent of the fee paid or ten dollars ($10.00), whichever is smaller.
(c) The agency shall post a conspicuous sign in its place of business in any area in which the agency transacts business with consumers fully explaining the agency's refund procedures in compliance with this chapter.
(d) The agency shall post with the City Treasurer a good and sufficient bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) which shall be conditioned to indemnify any purchasers who suffer any loss by reason of the rental agency's failure to provide refunds to consumers in accordance with this chapter or ceasing doing business without fulfilling contractual obligations to consumers.
(Ord. 44-1976. Passed 11-23-76.)