According to a 103 page lawsuit filed in the District Court this past summer, hundreds of class members accuse Westgate Resorts (and other participating parties *) of withholding pertinent contract information and wielding " high pressure tactics " to register new timeshare owners. Broken appliances water damage etc. I tried booking several times and couldnt get the dates and places we wanted to go. add me. And to top it all off we have to PAY to roll them over. I had also told them my husband was having surgery when we got back and travel would be difficult. He said he would call me in about a week and help me with the RCI points in a week or so after everything settled down and hit the books. Essentially, in the absence of a viable resale opportunity, these contracts become lifelong obligations.. We kept saying no but the kept on. We would love to join a class action lawsuit, biggest scam ever. If you decide that a class action lawsuit against a timeshare companies is appropriate for you, then be sure to collaborate with other owners who bought into the same company, who will support the same vision of prosecution as you, who are willing to provide written testimony, and who share a similar story to yours. Its a known fact how these salespeople operate. Is it too late? I would like to join. I am still being forced to pay for fees WITH NO TIMESHARE. Unfortunately, many countries do not have consumer supportive legislature in place and it may not be worth the while to form a lawsuit against the resort where your timeshare is. And then they charge you for parking fees that are outrageous. Weve paid well over $30,000 into the timeshare with the promises of youll never have to pay for another vacation, flight or figure out a hotel/ condo/ air bnb again! this was set for December 201. Every tactic mentioned was used on my husband and I as well in November 2018. NEVER AGAIN!!! Only positive ,accommodation were nice. While in the Poconos three years ago we were told Wyndham was discontinuing their Silver membership plan but for a fee we would receive 71,000 additional points and also automatically receive Gold status when Silver discontinued. We were caught in South Carolina by wyndam telling all the things wyndam could offer us . The DuBoses cite complaints made by other customers, including customers who say they were subjected to extensive pushy sales tactics after they purchased their timeshares. 3)Units we stayed in were dirty and stinky. Last time I stayed on hold for an hour and thirty-seven minutes only to be told that IT would be in touch. We were upstairs for almost three hours at which time we were told that we did not have a Gold Membership at all. that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, I am tired of being lied to, misrepresented and scammed by this timeshare company. all of our experiences are negative. Yes we have been. The unavailability of resorts is frustrating to say the least. Just got my next statement and the is a $236 charge and havent even activated the card. We specifically asked if the time-share can be used oversea especially in Asia. Its a self-licking ice cream cone. Please add me in. I would like to be added to the class action lawsuit. My experiences got worse and worse over the years, since 2006. The closers all say no way Either sign now or leave, we are done with you. They havent written it off nor have they sent us to collections. We got home and found both our credit cards were maxed out. Essentially, the plaintiffs are accusing the company that sold them their timeshare of negligence, breach of contract, and/or fraud. I would also like to be added. I am looking to join a class-action lawsuit against Wyndham Vacation Resorts. I have experienced some of the booking issues others have mentioned- unable to get a place anywhere in North Carolina in August, attempting at the beginning of June. I told him I wasnt conformable with that because I never charge more than I can pay off in one month and I couldnt pay off the $2600+ amount in one month. And I am diabetic and had not eaten for the 5 hours they kept me there. But 2 years later and Ive not received any help and Im ready to join a lawsuit against both Wyndham Vacation Resorts AND Reed Hein Timeshare Exit Team!! Yes ! My fianc and myself were intentionally misled by this company also! This is fraud. A class action lawsuit that was filed back in September of 2017, claiming Bluegreen sold timeshares under false pretenses, is only adding to the stigmaof the timeshare industry. It seems like they will sell for less and still keep us owing a lot to them. Yes we are also struggling; retired and no longer able to travel or afford but stuck. Now that i am dissabled and unable to go anywhere on vacation i cant even give my points to my children to use unless i pay $99 for each booking. I asked them why would they do that without my permission and was told whats the problem, you have good credit. They say the representatives told them they would have access to resorts around the world, particularly at the new Rio Mar, Puerto Rico, resort. We signed for almost 20k thinking I had just become the best dad in the world. Our maintenance fees go up every year a lot and the room quality has gone down drastically since we owned at Fairfield which was amazing and Wyndham has been nothing but a headache and miserable full of lies and costly at every turn. Bought a deed to a wyndgam property in myrtle beach ten years agostupidly paid cash. Gerry Adlington. Didnt happenmy husband left very mad and it ruined our vacation he still talks about it and its been 2-3 years ago. My response was when hell freezes over. I would very much like to start a class action against Grandview Las Vegas, ElDorado Resorts, and Vacation Village. At this time we had just purchased our first home. Instead, they are charging me a very high interest on the money that was not paid. When the papers from the financial branch arrived. The sales meetings do in fact last all day and into the night. I was placed with a dedicated sales person who became increasingly assertive and asked inappropriate questions about my personal financial situation. If, however, your timeshare is in a country without laws that protect the consumer the odds of finding success in any kind of lawsuit are negligible. We ended up having to have a higher interest rate because of those asshats!!! I am currently working with a company to cancel my timeshare BUT another major issue with the sales reps is that they opened 2 credit cards without my authorization to cover the down payment for an increase in points that my husband and I said at the very beginning of this owners update we were not interested in especially telling the reps that we were both retired and living on a fixed income, basically social security. I dont want to spend 3/4 of my day in your stupid meeting where I have to continually say no, I dont want to upgrade.. Our breaking point was when we went for help the last time in Branson, we told them how our financial situation had changed so they took us to the top guy, after a few minutes of pleading for help he sent his trainee that was there to go get soft drinks, then whispered that he wasnt suppose to do this ( and it could cost him his job) but that if we would work with him he could teach us how to cover our maint. I had just gotten out of surgery a few days before. Cannot get into the website to see my account. For only having to be there for only a short time they kept at it and took us all day there. Whatever you decide, take time to ensure that your needs are met and remember to weigh in the emotional, financial, and time demands that any lawsuit requires. my parents had a very bad experience. We have been lied to and pressured from day one. Im done with scammers, liars and cheats. That was easy enough when the fees were a reasonable amount, but each year they raised the fee for cleaning and when we visited the rooms, there was never anything different that would warrant such a raise. I am so disgusted. We were extremely confused because like I said we had been paying for it for years and finally paid it off. The last time they said they found her the 2000 extra that she needed. In total I have 8 hours just in trying to pay that bill; they should pay me for all the time they took from me. I couldnt keep up with payments and theyve turned it over to debt collection. The next step is they come to your room but we dont answer so they slip a notice under your door. for a firm specializing in cancellation. I have a good credit is this going to ruin my credit? Again, Im in CA and the timeshare was in Anaheim, CA. I agreed to attend to discover the 1.5 hour session went for half a day and we were only away for 2 days. We were told it would be a quick 90 minutes presentation and it was half the day they kept bringing over the next level up salesman to close the deal. They were never able to vacation during their desired time frame and were not given the unit they thought they agreed to. I wish I never would have even went to the meeting. One family member needed the 3 bedroom and so the agent on the phone said he could make the switch.. I want out from under the ever increasing financial obligation. The action. I dont know how many ways weve been told how to get out of the maintenance fees, but none are feasible. Please help us. I have wasted money on scam companies that you have to pay up front to try to sell. I cringe when I pay the fees every month for vacations I can get cheaper and dont get me started on the availability issue. Been playing this game a while now and know how to battle back. I transferred something like 170k, we purchased our Wyndham timeshare with the intent (even just added points In March) of using points for cruising. Things dont have to be done the way Wyndham is doing them. Wyndham continues to make changes where you have to continue to rebuy property you already supposedly own. The sales person did not read the items to us, either. I was pressured into the purchase of a timeshare in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2018, I would like to join this class action. As of now we are paying right at 600$ a month for junk. ($46,000.00) as they swore it was a great investment. He was no longer assertive rather aggressive and asked me to explain to him my financial situation and justify why I would not purchase more credits. We are trying to get out of our time share as my husband has ms and is not able to travel which they told us they have a medical exit at the time. Class action please. Hopefully this treatment will end and the legitimate owners will be treated as off-limits owners not as free sales leads. This company Wyndham is so misleading it is sad. I dont want the wyndham but now I dont know what else to do? Adele Bowen. Interested in joining lawsuit. They are represented by attorneys Howard Prossnitz and Adam Szulczewski. This actions generated that some members filed a CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT against RAINTREE VACATION CLUB. Diamond Resorts International does exactly same thing! obviously theyll resell it for a lot more but at least I dont owe them any longer. I asked 3 times to have the contract resent and never got it in any other email. When we first started with them, we did not realize the scam that we were going to be put through. We continue to have to attend the meeting that last longer than the promised time while on vacation and do not learn of anything new with the company other than being pressured into buying more points to give us a better chance of making desired reservations. Or just go with like a year out as likely more available locations that far out. It will depend on the state you were in when you purchased the timeshare. What are our fees to be added to this lawsuit? We were told a monthly cost as if that is the payment each month for 24 months but not told they charge 20% interest starting the day you sign the document. It is very rare for timeshare lawsuits to ever make it to trial, but in Tennessee, a couple, Nathan and Patricia Overton went all the way as they fought for justice against the timeshare company that coaxed them into an unwanted timeshare. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Do not understand why this company is allowed to continue these practices. They ended up booking us in 2 different resorts for the same 2 weeks to eat up all the points we had purchased. If youve satisfied the principal and are only paying late fees, see if theyll agree to a Deed in lieu of . I went for an owner update and I was told there was something wrong with my plan and that I was going to pay way to much for too few points (turns out hes not wrong, just didnt apply that same logic to probably anything they had to offer), and got me into a Select program where I would only pay my maintenance fees to 1 property and not ALL the properties. I have had it for three years now and have used it once for a two day weekend in which they cornered me at a owner update meeting for 5 hours wanting me to buy more credits. I am an executive manager who can deal with challenging people, however this was like nothing I had experienced before. Plaintiffs cannot sue sellers for violations of federal or state law, unless those violations were engaged in willfully. They have lied about timeshare and other Wyndham tactics to get you to sign. The only thing they left out is that if you dont buy more points, then your choice of resorts gets extremely limited over time. Turns out they had gotten her credit through a bank and did not let her know at the time which had she known she would have told them NO. The meetings are always high pressure sales! We were still in the Wyndham office when we got the call. There is no guarantee that my credit would be ruined anyway. I am a Wyndham timeshare owner. Many other horror stories of sales agents knocking uninvited at the door, calling all hours while youre in the hotel, refusing to give you a parking pass unless you attend the meeting, taking your drivers license at the meeting so that you cannot get away. Why cant they be sued out of business? They have additional charges that they dont tell you about for everything that you do. Its like fighting for scraps from the dinner table. They made promises to even get money back due to false advertising and we got nothing. I did, THAT is when I was informed about the outrageous maintenance costs at the property I chose and the special assessment fees that would be coming down the pipe and that if I just go up to Silver, they can get me back in access and into reasonable maintenance fees (about $300 per month +1-3% each year after that). They do call and try to make you buy more points And if you refuse they become very rude.The maintenance fees that they told me go down each year have actually increased each year.Very disappointing experience. We are both in our late 70s and after 6+ hours of constant harassment were able to NOT purchase an ownership, but were somewhat coerced to purchase their Discovery package. Our story with Wyndham is the same as all these complaints. please advise me of what is taking place at present. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. We were charmed by the scenery and small Italy like vibes. Now we found out it is not real deed at all. There needs to be protection against these shysters ! I was told my maintenance fee would go up each year (& that after about 10 years would be greater than $400), while converting to Panama City Beach, I would monthly $250 for decades so confusing. I was so uncomfortable and felt cornered that I got up and ran out of the session. Of course this realization did not come during the 5-10 day rescission period (varying by state) provided by law, and so the hapless owner came to realize that the resort would not help them and, furthermore, that the purchase contract they signed is considered to be legally binding and worse, in the absence of a way to unload their purchase on someone else, there is no exit scenario built into the contract. I have written a letter to the CEO which I doubt he will ever read. Educate yourself before you purchase. The worst part is, Westgates contracts were written to make it impossible to get out of the maintenance and taxes even if the deed passes. Now they sent us the resale agreement because we have not paid last two payments and I do not trust that agreement. All they said was a lie & I am so upset, I told them not to lie to me what a joke. yes, similarly my husband and I purchased under false information regarding maintenance fee cost and availability in 1996. What is the fee? The pressure she used on us was more like being bullied and we tried for months to get out of this. That is one letter you want sent certified mail with a receipt and a follow up phone call.