§ 59.1-299 Duration of contract
No health club contract shall have a duration for a period longer than thirty-six months, including any renewal period; however, a health club contract may exceed 36 months provided that:
1. Any initiation fee does not exceed 10 times the initial monthly fee;
2. All payments for health club services, other than the initiation fee, are collected as monthly fees on a monthly basis;
3. After an initial term of not more than 12 months, either party may cancel the health club contract upon not more than 30 days’ notice; and
4. The monthly fee is never reduced below 80 percent of the monthly fee at the time the contract is initially executed.
History
This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 738 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1990, chapters 392 and 433; in 1992, chapter 117; in 2014, chapter 459.
1984, c. 738; 1990, cc. 392, 433; 1992, c. 117; 2014, c. 459.