Q: My personal trainer is claiming to have an auto renewal clause in my contract. Is this a legitimate auto renewal?
I live in Louisiana, here is the "Auto Renewal" portion of the contract:
"This contract is auto renewable after the fifth month of the contract is paid unless notified of cancellation"
I think the word "renewable" is confusing. I also am not sure when or how I was supposed to cancel. I understand that I had the ability to renew after the fifth month was paid but not that I couldn't cancel after the fifth month.
A: Unless people in Louisiana do not speak the same language as the rest of the English-speaking world the meaning of the word "renewable" is not confusing; in this context the word "renewable" it means the contract is "renewable after the fifth month of the contract is (sic) paid unless notified of cancellation." Moreover, most written contracts require notice of cancellation also to be in writing. Finally, since you now say that you "understand that (you) had the ability to renew after the fifth month was paid" it is unclear to me what the dispute is about. Advice: If you want out of this very poorly worded contract then cancel it--in writing--unless you also agreed to borrow money from some small loan company to pay the personal trainer upfront for some term of months or years. Why? Because any third-party loan you agreed to pay cannot be cancelled merely by cancelling the written contract made with the personal trainer.
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