I loaned my sister $275 from one of my own loans to pay a room deposit, and now she can't get the room?

Question

My sister attends Penn State and she found 1 room that was available for rent, but she called the renter today and he said whoever he recieved an application/$275 deposit from first would get the room. I am also in college at Bowie State, and if there are any extra funds left on my bill after everything has been covered by loans or other financial aid then they send me a refund check for the extra funds. This year I was offered a PLUS loan, but did not accept it thinking that I would not need it, but now it turns out that I probably will need it and will be in debt by the end of this year. My classes also started 8/28, and I am not even there yet because I am out of state. As if all of this were not bad enough, my sister had ME to loan her the $275 for her room deposit today, then she paid $15 to ship it overnight to the renter. But then later today she found out that someone else already got the room. So now I am out of $275, and my sister is out of $15 and still has nowhere to stay.

Answer 1

No.

You payed a DEPOSIT. If they rented it to someone else, then you'll get your money back. They can't keep your money for nothing. That's not how it works. They will mail your check back to your sister. She will still be out the $15.00 but that's on her. It is her expense in trying to get a place to live, and it's not really that much.

Answer 2

whoa. tough situation. If I were you, I would get a VERY good job, and I would advise you to tell your sister to do the same thing because debt..... well, let's just say that its a very bad thing. Maybe if its close enough, you could live in your parents basement or something if you're desperate.

Answer 3

If she didn't get the room, she should get the deposit money back.

Answer 4

She can't? That's very sad.

Answer 5

That really sucks. I wish you both luck