Westgate is trying to buy back my timeshare

My contract with them does not have their ROFR.

(my disney contract does so I know what I am looking for)

they have told me that it doesn't matter that is not in my contract, they can still do it.

I think this is illegal - who do I complaint too?

so they say if I didn't allow them to buy it back -they would refuse to change the name.

which I think is also illegal.

will the florida attorney general help me? or is there someone else?

thanks for any help!

They depend on your inability to contact the right people to make their scam work. if there wasn't a ROFR in your written documentation they cannot retroactively put one in.

You need to contact the DBMR -

https://www.myfloridalicense.com/Default.asp

and file a complaint. That group enforces the extremely owner friendly FL timeshare rules and regs. They will get the attention of King Davids minions when you & I can't.

Good luck and make them sweat. It couldn't happen to a more corrupt group of slime.

John you are wonderful!!!!

Be careful. It might be in the Declaration of Timeshare (the "CC&Rs") on the property, and your paperwork might say that it is subject to that Declaration of Timeshare. If that is the case, then they might be right.

Hoc said:

Be careful. It might be in the Declaration of Timeshare (the "CC&Rs") on the property, and your paperwork might say that it is subject to that Declaration of Timeshare. If that is the case, then they might be right.

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A very important item to note is that basic articles in the declaration cannot be overridden by changes after the date of purchase. If ROFR is considered to be a critical issue of sale changes made only apply to new buyers and cannot be retroactive to previous owners. As an unfortunate owner of Westgate since the 90's I can say with certainty that there was no ROFR in the original documents filed. It was added close to a decade later so sales after that point of time would have accepted it as part of the sales contract. Others have tried to slip it in later and it doesn't fly.

No offense, but what is the difference? If you agreed to a price, they are going to give you that price, why does it matter who the buyer is?

potchak said:

No offense, but what is the difference? If you agreed to a price, they are going to give you that price, why does it matter who the buyer is?

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If Westgate were a buyer in good faith, it would not be a problem. Unfortunately, other people have had the experience of them interfering with the sale long enough to get the original buyer to go away and then say that they don't wish to execute the ROFR.

Ah, now I understand. I was under the impression if they give you the price you were asking, I wouldn't care who my buyer was.

To get around the ROFR set the price very high and kick back the difference in cash at the closing. Your probably selling at a loss even at the high price, so no tax consequence is generated.