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What does the Title II of Civil Rights Act of 1964 do? |
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Covers places of accomodation from discrimination due to race, color, religion or national origin. |
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Remedies Under Fedral Law for violation of Title II |
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Civil Action for "preventive relief" Attourney's fees NOT compensatory damages |
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What were the remedies for the Adam's Mark hotel situation? |
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1. $4.4 mil to black guests that attended reunion 2. $1.5 mil to 4 historicaly black colleges 3. $112,000 to coordinate anual reunions |
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Why may damages be limited? |
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* Lack of pattern * Statue may limit amount |
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Father holds responsibility of what at hotel? |
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Bill of services to wife/minor child (room and food, not anything else) |
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When can you refuse a guest? |
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drunkenness, disorderliness, contagious disease, uncustomary or damgerous property, inability to pay, lack of accommodations |
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Can you refuse a guest for arriving late? |
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According to common law theory of breach of contract, wrongful refusal may result in... |
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possible charges, possible arrest |
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Points of a Binding reservation agreement |
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date, rate, # rooms, # ppk, nature of accomodations, pre-payment |
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Freeman Vs. Kiamesha Concord |
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She left before her 3 day contract was up during peak time. New York court made her pay cuz rooms could have been filed. |
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What holds hotels responsible? |
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General contract law, liability for breakch, oral or written agreement. |
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What happens if hotel fails to give agreed upon accomodations? |
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Hotel must may for other accomodations (travel, another hotel) |
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* Diff of contract price and cost of other accomodations. * Travel * Emotional stree * Overbooking (which is fraud) |
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What happens if a guest doesnt show? |
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They owe the hotel the differences between agreed contract price and cost of supplying services |
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When can guests be reimbursed? |
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If they don't show and have to pay, then the hotel books the room. |
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What are the laws of overbooking? |
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common law, fraud, some states fine |
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