You can check out what, if anything, it is registered for or has a license for at your town/city clerk's office.However, regardless of the answer, there is no liabilty for "lying" to someone. You can only sue for your actual losses or damages, if any. So if you paid your money and were able to make use of the club, then regardless of whether it is properly registered, you got what you paid for--no lawsuit. And even if you didn't get what you paid for, all you can sue for is what you lost--e.g. your membership fee--which, unless it was a VERY large fee, is unlikely to worth the time, cost, and effort of a lawsuit.