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State: SC
My daughter signed a 1-year contract with Gold's Gym. When signing, and in the presence of my wife, the representative said contract cacellation would be "no problem" when she left for college.
She requested cancellation in August '00, and was made to surrender her membership card at that time. We subsequently blocked the automatic debit to our checking account.
Acting as agent for Gold's Gym, National Fitness Financial Systems is now demanding payment for the balance of the contract ($137) because my daughter's college is within 50 miles of another Gold's Gym branch (a contract clause), and has turned the account over to a collection agency.
I have protested in writing twice, citing the initial promise of cancellation when she left for school as well as potential breach of contract because she was forced to surrender her membership card. NFFS is sticking to their guns.
Am I on firm legal ground re: the verbal promise of cancellation and the possible breach of contract?
THX
My daughter signed a 1-year contract with Gold's Gym. When signing, and in the presence of my wife, the representative said contract cacellation would be "no problem" when she left for college.
She requested cancellation in August '00, and was made to surrender her membership card at that time. We subsequently blocked the automatic debit to our checking account.
Acting as agent for Gold's Gym, National Fitness Financial Systems is now demanding payment for the balance of the contract ($137) because my daughter's college is within 50 miles of another Gold's Gym branch (a contract clause), and has turned the account over to a collection agency.
I have protested in writing twice, citing the initial promise of cancellation when she left for school as well as potential breach of contract because she was forced to surrender her membership card. NFFS is sticking to their guns.
Am I on firm legal ground re: the verbal promise of cancellation and the possible breach of contract?
THX