Legal Question in Consumer Law in Massachusetts
dancing school contract
I signed a contract with a dancing school to pay monthly for my daughter's tuition of $94.00. My daughter is 6 and is unhappy. I sent a letter to the school on 1-17-06. I received a call the next day form the school telling me that they have a 30 day cancellation policy and that i would be responsible for the $94.00 for the following month. I disagree with this. I prepaid for January and my daughter only participated in 2 classes. I understand that I will not be reimbursed for the remainder of the month. 30 days from Jan 17th is Feb 15th. Looking at it that way I techinically should only be responsible for 2 classes. Is it Legal to ask for that money for a service that has not been provided yet and that we will not be using? I am paying monthly, not yearly. If i was responsible then wouldn't I only have to pay half the month and not the whole month since my 30 days would expire in the middle of February? I have already prepaid for her costumes, but have not received them yet. They should have to give me those don't they? Thanks!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: dancing school contract
This is a normal contract problem that many parents experience. You have to look at the terms of the contract to find out what the terms are. You may have some defenses as to the validity of the contract.
The legality is not for services in which your daughter is not participating. The legality is for the services for which you contracted, and later discovered that your daughter does not want to participate.
From what you have said, it does sound like the service propvider is acting within their rights.
If you have any questions, contact me.
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