How to Sue Anytime Fitness in Small Claims Court

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Tired of hitting dead ends when trying to get a refund from Anytime Fitness? Feeling like there’s nowhere to turn?

You’re not alone. It seems like many people have tried all the Anytime Fitness customer service options, but still feel unheard.

There are different ways to file a complaint against Anytime Fitness, but none have the same power and leverage as taking legal action.

So, if you’re thinking of suing Anytime Fitness, where do you even start? You might expect there to be tons of class action lawsuits against them, but it’s often more complicated than that.

What many people don’t know is that hidden clauses buried deep within their contracts frequently allow companies like Anytime Fitness to push legal claims into the private realm of consumer arbitration, away from conventional courts.

But here’s the thing: your Anytime Fitness contract doesn’t have the power to take away your right to pursue legal action by suing them.

Here’s what you can do…

Two options to Sue Anytime Fitness:

Consumer Arbitration: This involves accessing an official and independent dispute resolution process that is not a court. It provides an opportunity to seek compensation for your complaint without the need to appear in person. For many, this can be a preferable option.To find out if you can take Anytime Fitness to arbitration, you can check your contract or user agreement with them. Many companies’ standard contract are available on their websites. You can do a search for “arbitration” arbitration within the contract text — it is usually mentioned near the very top of a contract.
Learn more about the consumer arbitration process here.
Small Claims Court: If you prefer to avoid the arbitration system, you can opt for Small Claims Court. You should know that the procedures for Small Claims Court may vary depending on your jurisdiction.Taking Anytime Fitness to Small Claims Court will typically involve appearing in person and completing necessary forms.

If you’re ready to sue Anytime Fitness in Small Claims Court, read on below:

Taking Anytime Fitness to Small Claims Court Step-by-Step

Make sure your claim qualifies.

Ready to sue Anytime Fitness in small claims court? Well, you need to make sure your claim qualifies first. Small claims courts are only for certain types of claims, and there are two things you need to look into:

The amount of money: There are limits to every small claims court, a maximum dollar amount you can ask for in compensation. For some states, like Kentucky, it’s $2,500 but for others it’s $5,000 or even $10,000. You can find a list of all 50 states’ monetary limits here.
The type of relief: Usually there are two types of compensation you can ask for with a lawsuit: monetary (a dollar value payment) and equitable (any non-monetary request). But with small claims courts, they usually only let you sue Anytime Fitness for monetary awards.

If your claim doesn’t fall within the limits of your state’s small claims court, you’ll have to arbitrate your claim instead.

Send your demand letter.

Most of the time, a small claims court will require that you ask for the problem to be fixed nicely before you sue Anytime Fitness.

So if you want to sue Anytime Fitness in small claims court, you need to send them a demand letter first.

The letter need only be a few sentences, effectively telling Anytime Fitness who you are, with your membership ID, contact information, and what the problem is as well as how you want them to fix it.

After that you have to send a hard copy of the letter, preferably with certified mail to confirm receipt, to their legal address.

According to our most recent research, Anytime Fitness is legally based in Minnesota and receives mail at this address:

Anytime Fitness, LLC
C/O Corporate Creations Network Inc.
5200 Willson Road #150
Edina, MN 55424
USA

If you would like examples of demand letters or more information about how to write them, you can find an excellent guide here.

Fill out forms.

Before you can sue Anytime Fitness, you have to fill out the paperwork for small claims court.

Each state has a set of forms you must fill out in order to file your claim. Your county might have additional forms.

All the forms can be found for free on your state court website.

Make sure you print and fill out enough copies too. You will need 3 or 4 in most cases.

If you don’t have the right number, they will not accept your claim.

File the complaint.

When you’re done filling out the court forms, you have to file them with the court. This process can be tricky because each court is different.

But most of the time they will require you to physically come to the courthouse during specific hours and days so that you can hand-deliver the forms to the court’s clerk. In some places you file by mail, fax or (for a few courts) line.

All courts will require you to pay a small claims court filing fee before they allow you to sue Anytime Fitness. The amount of this fee should be on your court website.

When you file, the clerk will stamp the copies, give you back yours, alongside a court date. Keep all of that for later.

“Serve” your forms on Anytime Fitness.

For now, what you need to worry about is “serving” Anytime Fitness. This is a legal process whereby you notify them that they are being sued.

The court website will have specific rules for how you need to serve the business. You can search for “[your state] small claims service of process” too. There are very specific rules for this, some rather strange, but if you don’t follow each of them, your claim will be dropped if you do not follow them perfectly. So be careful!

Head to court for your hearing.

When the court clerk gives you a court date that is your hearing. That is where the judge hears your case and makes a decision.

It is important to show up on time at the right courthouse (some places have lots of courthouse buildings) with your copy of the filed forms. Bring any evidence you have to support why you decided to sue Anytime Fitness.

Sometimes, Anytime Fitness will not show up to oppose you. Sometimes they will. In either case, take advantage of the situation to focus on your side of the story.

Ready to sue Anytime Fitness in small claims court?
If this sounds too hard and expensive, try consumer arbitration instead…

How to Sue Anytime Fitness