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HEALTH STUDIO CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST
(Disclaimer: This checklist is provided for general informational purposes only and is not
intended to provide legal advice. Each health studio should consult with its own legal
counsel with respect to its particular circumstances and all of its obligations under Sections
501.012-501.019, Florida Statutes.)
General Requirements
A. The buyer should be provided with a written contract, which must include the name, address, and primary
place of business of the health studio.
B. ss.501.016(5) …shall specify in the terms of the contract, the charges to be assessed for those health studio
services.
C. Health studio registration number needs to be on the membership contract. If this is a new studio a space
can be left to indicate where the number will go once assigned. Provision may read:
“(Studio name) is registered with the State of Florida as a Health Studio. Registration No. is HS______.”
Required Provisions under Section 501.017, Florida Statutes
Pursuant to Section 501.017, Florida Statutes (F.S.), each contract for the sale of future
health studio services which is paid for in advance or which the buyer agrees to pay for in
future installment payments must be in writing and shall contain, in immediate proximity to
the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the buyer, and in at least 10-point
boldfaced type, language substantially equivalent to the following:
1. Members are entitled to the penalty-free cancellation of this contract within 3 days, exclusive of holidays
and weekends, of its making, upon the mailing or delivery of written notice to the health studio, and refund
upon such notice of all monies paid under the contract, except that the health studio may retain an amount
computed by dividing the number of complete days in the contract term, or if appropriate, the number of
occasions health studio services are to be rendered into the total contract price and multiplying the result by
the number of complete days that have passed since the making of the contract or, if appropriate, by the
number of occasions that health studio services have been rendered. A refund shall be issued within 30 days
after receipt of the notice of cancellation.
2. Members are entitled to the cancellation and refund of the contract if the contracting business location of
the health studio goes out of business, or moves its facilities more than five (5) driving miles and fails to
provide, within 30 days, a facility of equal quality located within five (5) driving miles at no additional cost to
the buyer.
3. A member’s notice of his/her intent to cancel shall be given in writing to the health studio. And that such a
notice of cancellation shall also terminate automatically the consumer's obligation to any entity to whom the
health studio has subrogated or assigned the consumer's contract. If the health studio wishes to enforce such
contract after receipt of the notice, it may request the department to determine the sufficiency of the notice.
(Attention Health Studio Owner! Please Note: this applies to any notice cancellation)
4. That if the department determines that a refund is due the buyer, the refund shall be an amount computed
by dividing the contract price by the number of weeks in the contract term and multiplying the result by the
number of weeks remaining in the contract term. The business location of a health studio shall not be deemed
out of business when temporarily closed for repair and renovation of the premises:
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Rev. 12/7/2020
