Can a newspaper subscription automatically renew?
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Can a newspaper subscription automatically renew?
A large newspaper is charging me after my subscription has ended. They say after your initial subscription period service will continue unless you call and cancel.
Asked on December 12, 2011 under General Practice, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Any contract could automatically renew--there's no law against it. For this to happen, however, it must have been in the intial terms or contract when you signed--and it must have been, if not prominent, at least present in some fashion that if you had reviewed the terms or contract, you would have become aware of it. Review the agreement again; if there is an automatic renewal unless canceled clause or terms of some kind, that if most likely enforceable.
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