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JustLaurie
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I love this site! This is my 3rd post....;-)
My daughter signed a contract with a health club here in Texas when she was 17, then tried to cancel when she left for college. They said they wanted a $50 cancellation fee, plus 3 forms of proof that she had moved. She & I each called & wrote to them, telling them that she didn't have 3 proofs of moving, as she had not changed her driver's license, etc.
Finally, I sent them a check "in good faith" for 2 months' membership, with late fees, plus the $50, along with 2 pieces of proof that she moved, plus a curt statement that I, as her mother, was telling them that she moved......and that I didn't think I really needed to send them ANY money, since she was a minor at the time of the "contract." I told them I was sending them a check "in good faith" anyway & that I wanted this dropped & that I did not want to see it turn up on anyone' credit report.
They wrote back, saying that her proof of moving wasn't good enough; in addition, they are requesting a copy of her birth certificate.
I have decided that it was THEIR responsibility to determine whether she was old enough to enter this contract. As such, I do not want to spend any more time, money or aggravation on this & in fact, I feel like they ought to give me back the "good faith" money I sent & possibly ALL the money that my daughter spent on this club, because she WAS A MINOR at the time.
Can someone advise me? How can I make them leave us alone without my having to jump through any more hoops for them? They are still charging her every single month & tacking on late fees, threatening collection, etc.
And is it possible to get any money refunded?
Thanks!
My daughter signed a contract with a health club here in Texas when she was 17, then tried to cancel when she left for college. They said they wanted a $50 cancellation fee, plus 3 forms of proof that she had moved. She & I each called & wrote to them, telling them that she didn't have 3 proofs of moving, as she had not changed her driver's license, etc.
Finally, I sent them a check "in good faith" for 2 months' membership, with late fees, plus the $50, along with 2 pieces of proof that she moved, plus a curt statement that I, as her mother, was telling them that she moved......and that I didn't think I really needed to send them ANY money, since she was a minor at the time of the "contract." I told them I was sending them a check "in good faith" anyway & that I wanted this dropped & that I did not want to see it turn up on anyone' credit report.
They wrote back, saying that her proof of moving wasn't good enough; in addition, they are requesting a copy of her birth certificate.
I have decided that it was THEIR responsibility to determine whether she was old enough to enter this contract. As such, I do not want to spend any more time, money or aggravation on this & in fact, I feel like they ought to give me back the "good faith" money I sent & possibly ALL the money that my daughter spent on this club, because she WAS A MINOR at the time.
Can someone advise me? How can I make them leave us alone without my having to jump through any more hoops for them? They are still charging her every single month & tacking on late fees, threatening collection, etc.
And is it possible to get any money refunded?
Thanks!