Thank you for your response. She has sent back the money for the shorther rental (the she never actually booked), but is still holding 813.00 for the longer time. That amount includes $ 200 security deposit, which I would have gotten back, if I had taken advantage of the booking, as well as $ 40...
Well, I now read that there's no such thing as a 'non-refundable deposit' in California, so she can't legally hold me to a contract that has an illegal provision. I am going to small claims court and get the money back!
I'm about to move to L.A. and when trying to book at a motel/B&B type place, I found that they didn't have 1 space for 4/20-4/30, but they did have 1 space for 4/20-23 and another for 4/24-30. I then made 2 different bookings via paypal on 4/5. There was a $ 100 deposit and $ 100 dog deposit = $...