Tuesday, September 26, 2017

UNHAPPY TIMESHARE OWNERS SUE BOCA’S BLUEGREEN CORP. OVER SALES TACTICS

WEST PALM BEACH
Some 20 couples and individuals are suing Boca Raton-based vacation company, Bluegreen Corp., claiming they were duped into buying timeshare units on false pretenses.
In the lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court, people from across the country said the timeshare units they purchased cost more and offered far fewer benefits than they were promised. Hoping to persuade a federal judge to give the lawsuit class-action status, their attorneys said they are seeking more than $5 million in damages.
Company officials weren’t immediately available for comment.
Contrary to claims made by Bluegreen sales people, ........

https://fortisconsumerlaw.com/unhappy-timeshare-owners-sue-bocas-bluegreen-corp-sales-tactics/


Tuesday, September 19, 2017

WHEN YOUR VACATION HOME ENDS UP TRAPPING YOU

Many timeshare owners fed up with being unable to sell their timeshares or exit due to strict contracts are turning to companies that purport to expedite the process. But not all of the companies are reputable.
According to timeshare website Red Week, at least 1.15 million timeshare owners want out of their agreements.
Unfortunately, the California real estate commissioner warns that a glut of timeshare properties and owners “desperate” to get rid of them have created “easy” prey for unscrupulous timeshare exit companies.
For Gary Newton, getting rid of his Tahoe timeshare has been an uphill battle. “There’s no resale market,” he said in an interview with CBS News.
He has tried selling it and even giving it back to the vacation resort, before finally deciding to pay a timeshare exit company $3,600 to get rid of it.
“And the deal was they would initiate the process and give me an update every month,” he told CBS News in an interview.
The agreement promised a “safe and secure transfer strategy”...........