Lawyer-fu teacher messes with me

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 7/24/2011 7:21pm

Aw, I want to go visit the school if it's accepting open challenges. Aren't you going to share?

**deadghost** · Posted On: 7/24/2011 7:24pm

I'll be happy to share as soon as I have a copy of the contract in hand. Otherwise I need to egg them on to take me to small claims court so I can make a counterclaim.

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 7/24/2011 7:26pm

I'm not far from Thousand Oaks so....

***Plasma*** · Posted On: 7/24/2011 8:43pm

If you post the name and location, it will come up on Google search so other people don't fall for the same bad deal. Or you could just send Omega a Private Message with the school name and location.

**dwkfym** · Posted On: 7/24/2011 11:56pm

Not licensed at all, so not subject to the bar rules yet but in California unconscionable releases work I hear tends to work favor of injured

**Krijgsman** · Posted On: 7/26/2011 1:03am

Originally Posted by Omega Supreme

I'm not far from Thousand Oaks so....

:O are you secretly Bas Rutten?!?

**Mo_Fo** · Posted On: 7/26/2011 10:48am

Originally Posted by Omega Supreme

I'm not far from Thousand Oaks so....

Omega... I just caught up on this thread. Sorry for missing your earlier post. I'm down, providing it's on the weekend. Soon if we do though, my wife & I are having a baby in a few weeks. But yeah, let's check this place out.

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 7/26/2011 1:16pm

Okay, it will definitely me a weekend.

**CoffeeFan** · Posted On: 7/26/2011 3:34pm

I would be town for a roadtrip, depending on the date.

**deadghost** · Posted On: 8/10/2011 9:39pm

Alright, back with updates. I sent an email to the school asking for a copy of the contract and they told me to contact the billing company. The billing company (AAC[Affiliated Acceptance Corporation]) was very cooperative and I received a copy of the contract in the mail in less than week after contact. My memory is a bit fuzzy since it was a long time ago, but I don't think this was the contract with the specifics; however, I think I have enough evidence here to make a claim.

http://redspiderdesigns.com/contract.pdf

"All health studio contracts must be in writing.3 The contract may not require payments and initiation/initial membership fees that total more than $3,000 not including interest or finance charges (this amount increases to $4,400 on January 1, 2010) over the contract term.4 The duration of the contract may not exceed three years, and the contract may not require payments for longer than the term of the contract.5 That means that a four-year contract would be unlawful, and that a two-year contract requiring payments for longer than two years also would be unlawful. It also means that "lifetime contracts" are prohibited. The contract must state the length of the contract term in a size equal to at least 14-point type, above the place for your signature.6"

Source: Overview of California's Health Studio Services Contract Law: Legal Guide W-10 - California Department Of Consumer Affairs

School: http://www.kungfuusa.com/

The main school is in Pasadena. I think Omega might already be familiar with this place. I hope you guys have fun checking the place out.