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[Q=aquam]In looking at the Westgate Owners Agreement, I see that the right of first refusal was not in the initial agreement and was added later. I know this change was made a number of years ago but did owners sue over this change which had the practical effect of hurting timeshare resales?[/Q] I wouldn't say right of first refusal (ROFR) hurts resales. Westgate's policy on resale owners' benefits hurt resales. ROFR is simply a right that timeshare companies have but not necessarily use. If you want to resell your originally-owned unit, all Westgate can do with ROFR is say that, if you found a buyer who agrees to buy at a certain price, Westgate can buy the unit for the same price. If Westgate chooses not to, then you can sell it to that previous buyer. Westgate does not have the power to nix the sale. Either way, you're going to sell it to someone. Either Westgate or the buyer you had lined up.