Be AWARE: Good Life Fitness uses Dishonest, Outrageous and Vexatious tactics towards their members!
Misleading Sales tactics
https://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/goodlife-fitness-ontario-c268397.html
Unauthorized withdrawals from my bank account
https://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/goodlife-fitness-london-ontario-c116197.html
Outrages membership costs which vary depending on a person
https://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/goodlife-fitness-clubs-kingston-ontario-c117439.html
Multiple complains about GoodLife
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/8666194296
https://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/goodlife-fitness-unfair-practise-and-harassments-c841302.html
GoodLife in Ontario using:
• Unfair practices
• Misleading Sales tactics
• Unauthorized withdrawals from member(s) bank accounts
• Using threats to collect money ahead of agreed timelines/schedule
• Doesn’t provide standard membership costs; Membership-cost hugely vary depending on the person. This is a sign of discrimination.
Examples:
Unreasonable and unfair membership costs for public:
(a). Making students pay by-weekly $33.00 while other people (non-students), like family of three (ages 55, 26 and 32 yr. old) paying by-weekly total of $45.00.
(b). Or charging others for six weeks $750.00 is absolutely outrageous.
Where did they get this kind of pricing and how they decide who will pay less and who will pay more?
Do we need to look specific way to get a better price? It seems like GoodLife in Ontario using unfair practices and discrimination.
Furthermore GoodLife acting dishonest towards their clients, those who either cancelled their memberships or about to cancel it. It seems like they treating them like a Lost-Cause and trying to rip-out of their former or former-to-be members as much cash as they could get away with.
As an example: the GoodLife in Ontario agreed that a Former member to be (student) will make a certain payment arrangement by specific date. However, despite a made arrangement, and without any notification Good Life (Ontario) contacted Lawyer in Alberta to get a payment from a member sooner than as agreed timelines.
There are serious concerns in regards to GoodLife tactics for the following reasons:
1. There has never been denial in making payments.
2. The timelines for making final payment did not pass, however despite this fact, Good life involved a Lawyer without any notice, or prior reminder, which a serious measure - vexatious action (i.e. opportunity to slam their members credibility and drag them into the cost of legal fees and stress/duress).
3. Also, for some reason, Good Life involved a Lawyer, who practices in Alberta and this Lawyer is not listed in Ontario Law Society.
Should this Lawyer (from Alberta - Peter J. Stephan) dealing with any matter in Ontario?
Should this lawyer making threats like “pay to my office… or further collections efforts will commerce...”
Why this matter ended-up in this Lawyer hands in the first place?
Under the Constitution Act, 1867, section 92(14), each province is vested with the power to enact and apply laws relating to the administration of justice within its own territory.
Furthermore, when I googled this Lawyer phone number (1-866-619-4296), he provided in his letter, web immediately returned multiple results/links to multiple websites with wording:
“…I keep getting this ugly call from 1-866-619-4296. Maybe the previous owner…..”
“…29 complains about 1-866-619-4296……”
“…any Good Life Membership, but we keep receiving this ugly ring from -866-619-4296……”
“ …Good Life Fitness Club: What a corrupt organization….”
‘… spam number..”
Note, The Lawyer’s email address is also quite unique and questionable:
[email protected]
4. I’m convinced that a Good Life uses dishonest and outrageous tactics. Also its questionable the “Lawyer” that represents Good Life Fitness is real/legit.
5. Furthermore, Good Life staff (Oakville, Trafalgar location) is immature and rude. One of yonge male instructors thrown stapler down in-front of my face with attitude (showing me that he dislikes me), while I was taking to other staff person at front desk.
Be AWARE of a Good Life – as it uses dishonest, outrageous and vexatious tactics.
NOTE in Canada,
• Section 40 of the Federal Court Act and in Ontario Section 140 of the Courts of Justice Act, restrict the ability to introduce or continue proceedings for those who have instituted vexatious proceedings or conducted proceedings in a vexatious manner.
• Consumer Protection (Ontario) Law (General CPA Law), chapter 6 - Unfair Practices states,
That threatening legal remedies (i.e. exaggerating the negative credit rating impact of a debt being reported to a credit bureau is False, Misleading and deceptive representation.
CPA "unfair practices" fall into three categories, each considered in turn in the next three sections below. These are:
o false, misleading or deceptive representations [s.2; CPA 14(1)]
o unconscionable representations [s.3; CPA 15(1)]
o re-negotiation under duress [s.4; CPA 16]
UNFAIR PRACTICES REMEDIES:
'Unfair practice' collector behaviour can be used as the basis of a complaint to the CPA Director, which may result in administrative orders being made against them and their employer/collection agency or
The Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, which may result in prosecution (i.e. if as unfair practices are considered enough egregious is more likely that they will be prosecuted by CPA administration)
The availability of CPA prosecutions, conducted under the Provincial Offences Act, is addressed in the CPA Legal Guide at Ch.9. This remedial option, which can be initiated by either the Minister of Consumer and Business Services or the consumer/debtor themselves (in a private prosecution) is created by the general prohibition against unfair practices [CPA 17(1)] in conjunction with CPA 116(1)
