JBabyCoupons
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Nevada
I signed up with Las Vegas Athletic Club under a 3-year contract with the understanding from the saleswoman that if I wanted to cancel, there would just be a cancellation fee of $50. Well, 7mths later I moved to a community with a gym and wanted to cancel. I was then informed that I could only cancel if I moved over 50 miles away or had a medical problem. I mentioned the $50 fee I had been told about, and he said that the $50 fee is billed once I supply documents to prove that I have indeed moved over 50 miles away, which I haven't.
So, basically, I can not cancel at ALL, but I have not set foot in their gym in over 8+ months. They wouldn't stop charging my credit card, so I cancelled it and had a new number issued. Then I got bills and phone calls. I answered at first and always explained that I had not been in the club for a long time and do not wish to go back, so there for I do not wish to pay to be a member anymore and all I get is "you have to fulfill your contract." So, I have stopped answering their calls.
Is it really legal to set up a contract with a monthly payment for membership dues and have a "special circumstances only" type policy where the company gets paid even if the customer is no longer actively involved in the agreement and would like to cancel?
I inquired to my chiropractor about her substantiating a "medical problem", and she told me that in her experience, that only puts the contract on pause for a period of months and then they will start imposing charges again.
Can anyone give me some information and possible courses of action? Thanks so much.
I signed up with Las Vegas Athletic Club under a 3-year contract with the understanding from the saleswoman that if I wanted to cancel, there would just be a cancellation fee of $50. Well, 7mths later I moved to a community with a gym and wanted to cancel. I was then informed that I could only cancel if I moved over 50 miles away or had a medical problem. I mentioned the $50 fee I had been told about, and he said that the $50 fee is billed once I supply documents to prove that I have indeed moved over 50 miles away, which I haven't.
So, basically, I can not cancel at ALL, but I have not set foot in their gym in over 8+ months. They wouldn't stop charging my credit card, so I cancelled it and had a new number issued. Then I got bills and phone calls. I answered at first and always explained that I had not been in the club for a long time and do not wish to go back, so there for I do not wish to pay to be a member anymore and all I get is "you have to fulfill your contract." So, I have stopped answering their calls.
Is it really legal to set up a contract with a monthly payment for membership dues and have a "special circumstances only" type policy where the company gets paid even if the customer is no longer actively involved in the agreement and would like to cancel?
I inquired to my chiropractor about her substantiating a "medical problem", and she told me that in her experience, that only puts the contract on pause for a period of months and then they will start imposing charges again.
Can anyone give me some information and possible courses of action? Thanks so much.
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