Do you have to be paid in full to cancel your fitness membership at a gym?
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Do you have to be paid in full to cancel your fitness membership at a gym?
I owe hundreds of dollars for a fitness membership. I sent in a written cancellation 2 months ago. Not valid to them until I pay in full and I owe $400. I asked several times if I could make payments and cancel and they said I cannot put in a 30-day cancellation until I pay the amount in full. I haven’t been to the fitness gym in 4 months and cnacelled a month later but they’re still charging me. Next month it’ll be $500. What do I do? This is totally unjustified.
Asked on March 21, 2012 under General Practice, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
What does the membership agreement which you signed say in regard to cancellation--that is what determines your rights and your obligations. For example, a gym contract does not have to allow you to cancel on 30 days notice--it is perfectly to legal to have, for example, a one year contract with no early cancellation provision. Similarly, it is legal to allow early cancellation, but require that the account be current to cancel. Both you and the gym are bound by the terms of the service or membership agreement--you need to look to it.
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