Sarah Mirando  |  March 8, 2011

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LA Fitness Class Action Lawsuit Filed

By Matt O’Donnell

 

LA FitnessNational health and fitness club chain LA Fitness International, LLC has been hit with a class action lawsuit for improperly billing club members for monthly dues, even after they cancel their memberships.

According to the LA Fitness class action lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, LA Fitness breached its Monthly Dues contract and violated the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by representing that its Monthly Dues contract was a “monthly” contract that could be terminated (along with monthly dues billing) simply by following the contract’s cancellation procedures.

This representation was deceptive, the class action says, because due to LA Fitness’ unfair practices, it was and is virtually impossible to cancel the contract without being charged at least one or two months of additional dues, even when members follow the contract’s cancellation procedures.

The LA Fitness class action further alleges that LA Fitness breaches its Monthly Dues contract and violates Florida’s consumer protection laws by:

(1) refusing to act on properly submitted cancellation requests in order to continue automatic billing of dues from members’ bank accounts or credit cards;

(2) failing to disclose that the contract cannot be cancelled by giving 30-days notice (or 20 days for newer contracts);

(3) using prepaid last month’s dues to extend contracts beyond members’ usage, despite LA Fitness’ representation in the contract that “no further billing will occur” after timely mailing of a cancellation notice; and

(4) failing to inform members that they can only cancel by using a particular cancellation form, obtainable only in-person at an LA Fitness club, when the contract states that any “written notice” will suffice.

The LA Fitness member contract class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all former members of LA Fitness who have incurred at least one additional monthly billing charge after they attempted to cancel their Monthly Dues Membership Agreements; and current members of LA Fitness who entered into Monthly Dues contracts which contain outrageous cancellation provisions and who will be forced to pay dues for one or more months after they attempt to cancel their memberships.

It is asking that LA Fitness revise its Monthly Dues Membership Agreement, award damages to class members, allow class members to terminate breached contracts, and more.

 

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Updated March 8, 2011

 

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15 thoughts onLA Fitness Class Action Lawsuit Filed

  1. Dimitry Kudlay says:

    2023 LA Fitness is still not canceling when asked. Requiring to show up to physical location. Was not able to cancel at location because “no one who could do that was there”. A shitty low life company.

  2. Angelica Romero says:

    I had la fitness in 2006.

    Add me if eligible.

  3. EX LAFitness trainer says:

    I will join anyone who whats to sue LA fitness I worked for them and these type of things happen all day I originally applied to work for the gym because of my love of fitness.. I quickly learned the sales game they show us and moved up to management fast. they pressure us to make sales every day and in the same way I see most of everyone getting screwed even employees. Most LA fitness staff are under so much pressure to hit numbers with very unreal goals. It’s so sad that many end up quitting and with a bad taste of the fitness industry thanks to this LAFit. Now yes I know most people should read the fine print.. but also ITS VERY REAL that when a member wants to cancel we all do what we must at times when our jobs are at risk to keep the member beyond cancelation dates we are not trained directly to do this but lets be real unless you are an idiot we all know how to work the system to keep our VP’S off our ass.. we have meetings at LAfitness to learn how to make deals and they preach full disclosure (practice what you preach VP’S!!) how is it a known fact at the meetings that the subject of moral and billing is always in question, Its IMPOSABLE! They have even gone as far as accusing us of lying about our appointment count!! we get praised and promised promotions when we do make sales, again preaching ethics yet actions speak louder than words when we are un ethical about contracts.. thats if they don’t screw us out of our promotions too! everybody ends up quitting for this reason! now I cant bash completely I feel so bad for employees its always a catch 22 for most cases.. hope this helps now if you’ve stuck with me this far I will let you in on a little inside info thanks to LAFitness for teaching me how to screw people over.. get yourself a PREPAID CARD! like the ones they sell at target or 711 put about 60 bucks on it and charge your gym membership on that! it works for both poor employees trying to keep the bills paid and for YOU trying to not get stuck in a bind with your bank…..
    YOUR WELCOME AND THANK YOU LAFITNESS ;) please spread the word about the card and maybe they will think twice before screwing us all if they know we have the control now.

  4. wayne roberts says:

    LA Fitness in KY conducts the same dishonest practices as mentioned above. They refuse to honor my Urban Active personal training contract in existence when they bought Urban Active.
    BEWARE LA FITNESS; their business practices are unprinicpled, decietful, shady and fraudulant.

  5. tormaebrown says:

    I was very disappointed on everything that they told me it did not help and all I do is spend all my money. I was out more money then lost weight. feeling that this was coming it should happen they deserve everything. changing the name was very deceitful……….please send me back all of my money that I have spent thank you……I had to close a bank account due to they were taking money out of my account and I had cancelled are ready……..I was stuck with a lot over draft fees and all things desperate I need to the bank,

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