Moving city is no excuse to quit the gym: court
Nomadic fitness fanatics across Germany suffered a blow on Wednesday, after the country's top court ruled that moving to a different city is no grounds for breaking a contract with your gym.
A 36-year-old man who moved from Hanover to Rostock because of his job as a navy sailor should not be allowed to cancel his contract with a gym in the first town, the judges at the Federal Court of Justice said.
The judges wrote that only someone with an "important reason" that would prevent them from seeing a contract to its end - such as serious illness or pregnancy - should be able to get out of a gym contract early.
“The reasons for moving home – whether they are caused by family or career – are as a rule completely on the customer's side and can be influenced by him,” the judges found.
The gym operator fought the case all the way to the highest court in a bid to recover a total of €719.90 in membership fees.
But with an estimated 10 million gym contracts active across the Federal Republic, the case could have had massive implications for gym bunnies and gym operators everywhere.
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A 36-year-old man who moved from Hanover to Rostock because of his job as a navy sailor should not be allowed to cancel his contract with a gym in the first town, the judges at the Federal Court of Justice said.
The judges wrote that only someone with an "important reason" that would prevent them from seeing a contract to its end - such as serious illness or pregnancy - should be able to get out of a gym contract early.
“The reasons for moving home – whether they are caused by family or career – are as a rule completely on the customer's side and can be influenced by him,” the judges found.
The gym operator fought the case all the way to the highest court in a bid to recover a total of €719.90 in membership fees.
But with an estimated 10 million gym contracts active across the Federal Republic, the case could have had massive implications for gym bunnies and gym operators everywhere.
SEE ALSO: Munich court tells lawyer he isn't worth €8,000 an hour
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