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Why a Vacation Village Owner Contacted an Exit Company

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By Karen in Virginia – Vacation Village – Massanutten Unfortunate Owners Facebook Group We wrote to Vacation Village Patriots Inn in 2021 to request a release. We received an email back saying they do not take back a timeshare unless there is serious medical hardship. Timeshares were routinely sold as being a real estate product, […]

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Timeshare Dispute Resolution Strategy

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(Updated November 14, 2024) By Fran Dygulski Timeshare self-advocacy is an evolving process that can take weeks or years. When I prepared this report in February of 2020, I was in the midst of two timeshare disputes. The process was long and tedious, but in the end, my concerns were addressed and resolved. There are […]

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Consumer Law Protection – an Exit Company Disaster

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May 23, 2022 By Derrick Higgins I am a retired investigator, but I did not do an in-depth job of researching Consumer Law Protection. They did not pro…

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The Timeshare Tax Trap – 1099-C Question Revisited

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February 11, 2022 By Sheilah Brust, TARDA Board President It is tax time again in America and we have already received this year’s first question abou…

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Wyndham Defaults – Six Military Veterans Report

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January 2, 2022 Hundreds of veterans and active duty service members have reached out to share their timeshare experiences since 2016. Six veterans, w…

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Why a $6.5 Million Fine is a Win (for The Manhattan Club)

Categories: Timeshare Companies November 19, 2021 Why a $6.5 Million Fine is a Win (for The Manhattan Club) Post Thumbnail

By Irene Parker Like many, I considered the $6.5 million New York Attorney General’s settlement with The Manhattan Club (TMC) developers, Ian Bruce Eichner, Scott Lager, other associates, and a maze of at least five corporate entities, a win for TMC owners. I learned $6.5 million was anything but a win for owners. The Manhattan […]

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The Oral Representation Clause and Diamond Resorts

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By Bernadette Bernadette explains why reading the timeshare contract would not have helped her. Like many, Bernadette was told that in order to be released from a paid-in-full deeded timeshare, she must convert to points. This would not have been in her contract. A TIMESHARE TALKS interview with Bernadette from Oklahoma: My husband Fred had […]

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The Universality of Timeshare

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August 5, 2021 Timeshare Consumer Association (TCA) was launched in the U.K. in 1997 by Sandy Grey, a timeshare owner himself who expressed the same c…

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Should I Buy a Timeshare or Rent One?

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July 16, 2021 By Jessica Burke-Crosby, Virginia Beach Timeshare Rentals Questions Jessica Burke-Crosby answered during our interview: 1. Is the cost t…

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Crimeshare: A Timeshare Exit Wire Fraud Hotline

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July 8, 2021 Timeshare Specialists is located in Bozeman Montana. Founder John Kushman talks about how he had his business identity stolen. This promp…

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