Interesting Psak: original deal verified as valid for Satmar

Last week we mentioned an interesting case brought to beis din by tzimmer or guest house/hostel owners who felt duped by Satmar by renting at their regular price for the recent Satmar shabbos event in Meron rather than increasing the price as they would have had they known in advance that Satmar was planning to descend on their locale...

The beis din has now issued its ruling, and it is pretty much as expected.

First, they profited just fine, even if they could have profited more had they known and chosen to take advantage of that information.

Second, there is no cause to cancel the business deal retroactively and it is not a "mekach taus" - the agreements they signed are in effect, even if in hindsight it turned out to be a better deal for one of the sides rather than the other.

Third, the community looking for rentals is under no obligation to reveal its plans in advance and cannot be expected to knowing it would increase their costs unfairly. They have the right to conduct their business wisely to get reasonable prices.

It was a silly claim in the first place suggesting Satmar had to give the owner the opportunity to take advantage of them. 

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