Has anyone had any experiences with either being involved in or know of others who have been trapped in a time share contract . I’m sure lots of members know of the state of Queensland , which is always high on the to do list for any visitors to Australia . It has theme parks / water parks / 24 hour a day party venues . High rise buildings ......you name it it has it in parts of Queensland . For about 10 years we ventured up to that part of Queensland, however we always stayed in much quieter / low pace area close to the New South Wales border in fact right on-the border. If you wished to join the party scene it’s a mater of just jumping on a bus or light rail to get to the hustle and bustle party scenes/ high rise / tourist attractions / theme parks 30 km away Surfers paradise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland The area is subtropical meaning it has very mild spring like weather during winter averaging mid to high 20’s days ,where South Aust average winter day time temps are about 9- 13 c . I saying this each year we went to Qld for a month we’d get hassled by people trying to sell us time share property’s offering us all sorts of bonus local trips for just attending a 2 hour “ brain washing” ( my words ) session . We did this once just to get the no obligation “ free river cruise” that was worth over $100 each . What a heavy / pressure session, to get you to pay x amount to sign up and be obligated to keep paying hefty fees for maintaining “ your unit “ for 99 years and for that ......you get the privilege of using for one week a year . Our session involved paying $38.000 upfront ..then around the $2.000 a year “ to keep it maintained The reason I’ve mentioned this yesterday on a current affair ,it had a lady who had divorced her husband Many years ago .. ( unit was purchased by the ex after they divorced) So I believe .... However he died so they started sending her a bill for his units upkeep of almost $10.000 she wasn’t ever aware the unit / time share existed prior to getting the bills There has been countless story’s coming out of the woodwork since on what a stressful thing it was to be involved in time share
Seems like all that lady would need to do is send them a copy of her divorce papers, clearly dated before the timeshare purchase, and tell them where to stuff their "upkeep." I have a friend who "owns" a timeshare but I really don't know anything about it. For years they took vacations to the timeshare but they had to work around the schedule so it seemed like a hassle to me.
I think with the current affairs tv program getting involved in this story it may result in some action I’ll see if I can track the story down ......Think the poor woman was dying of cancer @Beth Gallagher This is a different story to one I mentioned ******** but in Coolangatta Qld https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-...act-ends/d1541b03-d202-4289-9ae0-0144573719b0 I know and have been I that building several times due to local friends of ours having a TS unit they use there . It’s only a Km from where we normally stay ( we rent a unit for a month through a real estate ) It costs us about $1.800 depending on the unit we rent
The Ex husbands time share https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-...000-bill/a334c325-525c-4424-99df-df408a966d59
Time Shares seem to be a nightmare. With all of the consumer protection laws in place (at least here in the states), I don't know how there can be such a thing as a contract that says "We charge what we want" and is non-cancellable, much less the Mafia-like collection tactics.
All the right hot-buttons: "terminally ill" "mother" How about approaching this stuff from the postion of fair/unfair without it being victim-dependent. (sorry)
Apart from one sales talk we had I know nothing about this subject ....so I’m sure someone out there has a good news story about TS ..I’ve only seen negative reports , so if you have good news stories please share. In the last few weeks negative stories have been popping up fairly often , either on current affair or in news stories @John Brunner Im truely interested Thanks
According to that article, he bought the timeshare while they were married... so that's a whole new ballgame. "Mr and Ms Arcaya divorced not long after he bought the timeshare and in the settlement, he took control of the commitment to Boambee Bay Resort."
No problem, Kate. I think we all agree that his ex-wife should not be responsible for anything to do with that timeshare. She probably should have made sure that her name was removed from that contract at the time of the divorce.
Yep it’s a bit like selling a shared home after a separation/ divorce and still being responsible for its upkeep and debts Appears that all the T ‘s weren’t crossed and the I’s not dotted in that divorce ......it’s come back to haunt her
We had an issue with the lawyers who did our land transfer when we bought this block of land in 2004 . I have a super easy name to spell .....my name is Kay but the lawyer never did get my name correct ( she kept adding a E ) and just ended up saying to me just cross the E off your name on the transfer papers ......I said WHAT aren’t these legal papers ? ?
I must have worded my response funny, but I do that sometimes. I have no good stories to share. Every single story I have ever heard seems to be a nightmare for the poor slob who bought one of these things. That's what I did a poor job of saying: Everyone universally gets screwed by these things, not just people like this woman (whose story is obviously a horrid one.) I don't understand how these things are allowed to exist in the consumer world, because the terms are so unconscionable, and under our laws a business is rightly held to a higher standard than consumers because the business has expertise in the field. Over here there are companies dedicated to helping people get out from under these things. You hear their commercials every so often. I have no idea what they do or how much they charge.
I like them ......to nothing short of scammers ..they don’t tell you the full story when you sign up thank goodness we never fell for their sales talk Did you notice the lady who will be about 150 by the time her contract runs out was paying $8 thousand ++ a year for the privilege of having (ONE) one WEEK HOLIDAY a year Darn expensive holiday ... and charged $40+ thousand for a renovation ......well we visited our friends who live near us .........in South Australia . They have time share at that same building called the beach house , after the Reno was completed , we visited our friends there , my hubby used extra towels to stuff in the windows to try to stop the howling wind/ rain so our friends could sleep without it sounding like a haunted house . It has old fashioned steel wind out windows ( floor to ceiling ) and the old rubber seals haven’t been replaced in years @John Brunner I usually only play games but I’ve got a broken ankle and can’t do allot of standing so I’m exploring the forum more while I’m not able to get out I the garden or do much else that requires standing / walking I’ve been a member since 2014 but mainly play games
I'm sorry to hear about your injury. I've been in the game forum off & on. The notifications of updates to Watched Threads seems to be sporadic, so I forget to go back and "Make a Word" after someone else has responded. I think I've set foot in 3 of the word games then forgotten about them. Regarding time shares: a friend died a few years ago and his son was visiting from out of state when he was ill. His son told me that his father had signed up for multiple time shares. It seems that when he & his wife traveled and they liked a place, they'd buy a time share there thinking they would be back and the time share was somehow bargain accommodations. Or maybe some people buy them thinking they would like to take more vacations, and having the time share might commitment encourage them to get out of town more often. I forget how much money my friend was being bled of every year. The amount was staggering. His son asked me to not say anything; otherwise, I would have told my friend I'd help him unplug from those.