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How to Write a Timeshare Report
Categories: Advocacy June 25, 2025
By Irene Parker, MBA The first step to resolving a dispute is to compose a clear, concise report. Dig out your contracts, if you have them, and gather: The 5 Ws: What did you buy? A timeshare. No, what did you buy? Points or a week? If points, how many? Is it a timeshare or […]
Read MoreRental Scams – Sales Agents Claims Prompts Suspensions
Categories: Advocacy June 4, 2024
Updated June 18, 2024, due to Briana resolving her dispute – By Irene Parker, TARDA volunteer Many timeshare members have reported being harmed because of timeshare sales agents falsely promising the ability to rent to offset costs. This Developer-engineered rental strategy is either unfeasible, or not allowed. Some have called it an inventory grab. Complaints […]
Read MoreTimeshare Headlines
Categories: Advocacy November 17, 2023
Timeshare and Resort Developer Accountability (TARDA) Supporters have not heard from us since we posted our last report last November. That’s not because we haven’t been busy. Today we feature timeshare highlights from 2023. We appreciate all who have contributed time or talent to further our cause. TARDA is an all-volunteer organization committed to change. […]
Read MoreKiplinger’s & TARDA’s Timeshare Buying Dos and Don’t
Categories: Advocacy October 7, 2022
By Sheilah Brust, TARDA Board President Many of us still love the timeshare industry, but are concerned by the volume of complaints, lawsuits, arbitration cases, and Attorneys General investigations in which timeshare buyers describe deceptive marketing, sales and lending practices. We are grateful to Kiplinger’s and author H. Dennis Beaver, Esq., for joining our consumer […]
Read MoreTimeshare Dispute Resolution Strategy
Categories: Advocacy June 23, 2022
(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 […]
Read MoreA Well Written BBB Rebuttal
Categories: Advocacy February 6, 2021
By Irene Roberts Don’t discount the services provided by the Better Business Bureau. An Island Seas Resort owner contacted us to ask about this Bahamas resort. In checking the Better Business Bureau (BBB) report, we discovered a well written rebuttal an owner wrote in response to a complaint dismissal. We thought the rebuttal so well-crafted […]
Read MoreDecorated Marine Veteran John Collick Promotes Timeshare Reform
Categories: Advocacy October 16, 2020
October 16, 2020 By John Collick, Republican Congressional Nomination VA (3), 2020 It’s not unusual for a politician to be attracted to a cause in whi…
Read MoreWhat is a Public Offering Statement? Why Is it Important?
Categories: Advocacy June 3, 2020
June 3, 2020 By Irene Roberts The timeshare Public Offering Statement (POS) is the first line of defense for consumers who experienced misrepresentati…
Read MoreA Mexican Consumer Protection Agency Helps Timeshare Buyers
Categories: Advocacy May 20, 2020
May 20,2020, Updated March 24, 2024 Timeshares are tricky enough to navigate in America, but buying a timeshare in a foreign country is even more risk…
Read MoreFifteen Timeshare Exit Experiences
Categories: Advocacy May 6, 2020
May 6, 2020 (updated January 30, 2024 A lobbyist’s bizarre comment to bear in mind when reading 15 timeshare exit nightmares “Their value comes from u…
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