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Week 53

ultraswan

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Hi all,

I tried to search for this info on the board, but kept getting an error message.

Here's what I read: If you are new to timeshare, allow us to fill you in on the unique benefit of owning a week #52. Every six years all owners of week #52 receive an additional week (called week #53) absolutely free of charge (no maintenance fees). The reason for this is because a year consists of 52 weeks plus one day (plus two days during a leap year). Therefore, every sixth year the timeshare calandar has a 53rd week. Who gets it? The owners of week #52!!!

Is this accurate? If so, how would you use/deposit it?
 

sfwilshire

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It varies from resort to resort. I own week 52 at Mystic Dunes and have never even been able to convince them to admit there IS such a thing as week 53.

Name the resort and likely an owner will come along and tell you how it works for them.

Sheila
 

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At some resorts it is true that week 52 get the week 53. BUT IMHO, this isn't true at most resorts. ( But of course most resorts don't have fixed weeks)

At the marriott resorts, week 53 is called give of time and the week is offered to the marriott owners ( who must pay the MFs).

Personally, since week 52 owners want the last week of the year (new years eve and new years) I think that week 52 owners should get week 53 but not get week 52 on the years a week 53 happens.
 
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We own weeks 51 and 52 at Coconut Beach Resort in Key West. Week 52 owners automatically get week 53 in their unit, but must pay the MF for that week in order to use it. It really is a nice perk.
 

JamminJoe

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I own week 52, I did get my RCI Points for week 53 but had to pay a regular maintenance fee, no taxes.
 

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Policies vary by resort, as does the occurance of wk 53 usage depending on the actual check-in day. Always check a timeshare calendar to see when the usage would even apply...
 

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The Declaration of Covenants of the resort would govern who gets week 53, and whether any m/f has to be paid but I have seen situations where a prior owner of week 52 has sold it with a reservation of the rights to week 53 to himself.
 
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