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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-12B-04" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="12B" subtitle_name="Health Club Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a buyer described in § 14-12B-01(d)(1)(i) of this subtitle becomes disabled during the membership term, the buyer is entitled to extend the membership contract for a period equal to the duration of the disability.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply unless the disability is confirmed by a physician and is for a period longer than 3 months.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a health club facility at which a buyer of health club services is provided with those services is closed for a period longer than 1 month through no fault of the buyer, the buyer is entitled to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Extend the membership contract for a period equal to the period during which the facility is closed; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A prorated refund of the amount paid by the buyer under the contract.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the health club facility is closed through no fault of the seller, the choice of remedy described in subsection (c) of this section shall be made by the seller.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the health club facility is closed through the fault of the seller, the choice of a remedy described in subsection (c) of this section shall be made by the buyer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
