In this scenario, the renter called the flight school and the flight school paid for the hotel room and rental car. This is not an issue of a renter doing all this on his/her own prerogative. The question came up when someone strongly disagreed with the schools decision and insisted it is the renters problem the plane left him stranded.You're the one that rented the car and left for personal reasons. If I was the owner, I'd give you hotel room up until the plane was fixed. (And that might be generous based on the rental agreement). Then, I'd expect to have my airplane returned to me. That's it. That's what I think....
Not really.
You should have never told anyone you went to law school
Come on train, all lawyers know it's have the breakdowm first, get divorced and then become homeless.It's hard to hide at a point. I either went to school or I've been homeless for the last few years ya know?
In the absence of a written policy, what does common sense or the law state on this? Should a renter really be on the hook for a rental having a mechanical breakdown when he/she is already paying $150-200/hr for the rental?
Now, what damages are appropriate? It might be ruled that you shouldnt' have to pay a minimum daily rental fee for those days when the aircraft is down. Or, it might be ruled that you should also receive compensation for expenses you incurred during that outage. I think the extent of damages would largely depend on the attitude of the judge and any related cases in the past.
Flight school.....it's a courtesy to the customer whose displaced due to faulty equipment.