What to do ifIhave been put into collections over a gym membership?
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What to do ifIhave been put into collections over a gym membership?
I had a 3 year membership with a fitness gym and I paid it faithfully for 2 years. Then I asked to cancel because I was not happy with the service and I could no longer afford it. They agreed to make it a 1 last payment 0f $34.99 and I was in a jam and did not have it. So now they put me in collections and are trying to charge me over $400 saying that I owe because my membership is still active. All this because I could not make the last payment. I have not been using the facility for months; I think it’s a rip off. I don’t have it. I’m struggling being low income.
Asked on September 24, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Connecticut
Answers:
J.V., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Good afternoon and thanks for posting to our site. I hope to assist you in navigating how best to proceed and urge you to post again if you need additional information. To get right to the point a creditor is within their rights to pursue you for an unpaid debt. If as you said it was supposed to be cancelle3d you will want to gather any information you may have. Do you know who yo spoke to or what they said? An issue you will have is that the gym continued billing you and you I assume did not contest receiving the monthly bills which is what they may argue. My advise which I urge you to take is to have an attorney assist you here. Most attorneys will handle this for a nominal fee only to increase if it is necessary to go to court. I have handled many CT collections and on average in a situation like this a creditor may be willing to settle as it is not worth their costs and time to pursue the matter in a court. I wish you luck
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