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Are online agreements with a checkbox enforcable contracts?

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How can a college charge me full tuition plus more money for apparently enrolling in 2 classes. I did check 2 boxes for 2 classes and that is it. It said on the webpage that checking those boxes does not reserve your seat and I also recieved 3-4 envelopes full of forms to fill out before being enrolled. I never filled out any form, never attended school, and never signed my name on anything. Then about 2 months later I get a bill for nearly $1,300. Now the state is going to take the money from me one way or another. What are my options? Can I fight this?

I admit to registering for those 2 classes, but we both know there is more to the college enrollment process than just going online and simply checking 2 boxes. I can understand some sort of fee but to charge me full tuition plus an additional $150-$200 for “technology fee’s, student association fee’s, student medical fee’s” and a few other fee’s is crazy. Now if I dont pay $1500 by the end of the month the state gets to have their way with my pay checks until it is paid off and I feel completley helpless.  Any suggestions?

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  1. on Apr 04, 2011

    The legal question is whether you agreed to pay while you were on the school’s website. Generally, online contracts are enforceable. If you accepted the terms on the website, you are usually bound to those terms. However, you may have a right to fight this, depending on the language of the contract. That is, you are only bound to the language you agreed to. As is usually the case with contracts, your legal rights and options depend on the language of the agreement and the circumstances. For this reason, you should have an attorney analyze the documents and explain your rights and options.

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