How can I fight a gym membership contract ifI was misled about it?

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How can I fight a gym membership contract ifI was misled about it?

I signed up for agym membership 11 months ago. I was starting my first year in college and working part-time at a department store. I initially went in because of a promo they were having, which was $10 a month without contract. I had a consultation with a young women who stated that the monthly cost including fees would be around $15 + an extra $5 for a gold card. I said, “OK, can I still cancel at any time?” She replied, “Yes”. However when I tried canceling recently they said that I had signed a 2 year contract and cannot do that. But my whole point in signing up was to avoid a long term contract? I don’t have the original document but there are numerous complaints from other members on-line about the same issue.

Asked on July 29, 2011 New York

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

If you have a copy of the gymnasium membership contract that you signed, read it carefully in that its terms and conditions control your and the gymn's obligations to each other. If you do not have a copy of the agreement that you signed, get a copy and read it carefully.

Most agreements have provisions within the document stating that all prior representations about the agreement are included in the document as a means of preventing someone from saying that there were extras in the agreement that were not placed within the document.

You need to meet with management of your gym to discuss your unhappiness about your membership, perhaps with other people who are also not happy. Potentially, ownership may compromise your dispute or even agree on its own that it is not worth having unhappy customers and voluntarily cancel your membership.

Good luck.

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

If you have a copy of the gymnasium membership contract that you signed, read it carefully in that its terms and conditions control your and the gymn's obligations to each other. If you do not have a copy of the agreement that you signed, get a copy and read it carefully.

Most agreements have provisions within the document stating that all prior representations about the agreement are included in the document as a means of preventing someone from saying that there were extras in the agreement that were not placed within the document.

You need to meet with management of your gym to discuss your unhappiness about your membership, perhaps with other people who are also not happy. Potentially, ownership may compromise your dispute or even agree on its own that it is not worth having unhappy customers and voluntarily cancel your membership.

Good luck.


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