CODE OF VIRGINIA

DURATION OF CONTRACT (§ 59.1-299)

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: 1984, c. 738; 1990, cc. 392, 433; 1992, c. 117; 2014, c. 459.