Legal Question in Consumer Law in California

Proprietary Membership

I signed up for a private proprietary membership to a golf & country club. I was unsatisfied with what the golf & country club was doing. I wanted out. They want me to sale my membership or keep paying for the membership till I sale it. I no longer golf there and I am no longer on the roster, but they still want me to pay. I do not want to sale my membership because I disagree with how they utilize membership monies and with other things that they.

My question is: If I am unsatisfied with what the golf & country club is doing, do I still have to pay for this membership? Can they actually do this?


Asked on 11/18/07, 6:39 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Re: Proprietary Membership

I will give you the most common answer that an attorney typically gives: It depends.

What was the agreement between you and the club? It is typical that these agreements will be in writing. Therefore, the question becomes whether they have breached the agreement. If they did breach the agreement by their actions then you have a good argument.

If, on the other hand, you simply don't like some of the things that they are doing or the way that they are doing them, but it does not rise to the level of breaching the agreement, then it is likely that a court would find you in breach of the agreement for refusing to continue to make payments that you had obligated yourself to make.

In short, you should probably consult with an attorney to review the agreement and discuss your options.

Let me know if you want such a consultation.

Caleb

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Answered on 11/19/07, 12:31 pm


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