What are our chances to get back token amount paid for a rented place

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      User_8e334f9e
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        May 9, 2026 at 2:58 pm
        My wife and me finalized an house for rent on Saturday 2nd may and paid 10k token

        On Tuesdays we kept some of our things in the place and put our lock

        On Wednesday morning due to some family situation we concluded that we cannot move and informed the landlord immediately and took back our belongings and removed the lock.

        During all this no agreement was signed.

        After taking our things back we tried contacting him to refund token at least partially after deducting pro rated amount for the trouble. He’s not responding and now has blocked on WhatsApp.

        What are our options?

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        Indiandude2263
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          May 9, 2026 at 3:08 pm
          it is lost cause as you moved out of the deal.

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            May 9, 2026 at 3:29 pm
            the fact that no agreement was signed probably makes this more of a practical dispute than a clean contractual one especially since you informed him quickly and even removed your belongings immediately. at the same time landlords often treat token amounts as compensation for blocking the property for other tenants even for a short period so that is probably the mindset from his side. the blocking part obviously makes it look worse because now there is no communication at all. do you at least have proof of the token payment and chats showing there was no clear non refundable condition discussed beforehand

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                May 9, 2026 at 3:33 pm
                I have the record of UPI payment and also messages informing him about change of plans and removing of belongings etc.
                Can anything be done to recover some proportion of the amount if not completely

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                May 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
                Legal notice will get all your money back

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                    May 9, 2026 at 5:07 pm
                    Can you suggest someone to help with this in Delhi?

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