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Re: Getting rid of your timeshare (by R P.):

donp196 wrote:

Jayjay I have been talking to Ed Hastry the president to do exactly that. He is working through ARDA to educate HOA members. They have also discussed deed backs. Each HOA will consider a deed back on a case to case basis. They realize that in some cases people can no longer keep their timershares. They also realize that in some cases it's better to take them back through a deed back then lose thousands of dollars in maintenance fees and legal expenses fighting the owners. I predict that changes are coming..... unfortunately slowly. I would like to see membership in the NTOA go up dramatically. The more members the more influence we can have in the industry just like the NRA influences legislation. Forums like this can still have an impact on the industry. I want to see the day when the scam artists are put out of business.

Don, I do support the option for resorts to take deedbacks from people that are in desperate straits (illness in a family, loss of income, etc) but it should be on a case by case basis with all deedbacks showing certified proof of the their situation, but there's thousands upon thousands of people that merely want to get out from under yearly maintenance fees just because they don't want to pay them any longer.

They've used or exchanged their timeshare for years but no longer want to abide by the contract they formerly signed .... so many people think they can just easily give their timeshare(s) back to the resort.