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If you can no longer afford timeshare maintenance fees, it’s easy to be tempted by any potential way out. However, there are a lot of timeshare exit scams out there. If you want to exit your timeshare safely and responsibly, it’s essential to understand the best timeshare relief options for owners. Here are your best options for a responsible exit, and what options to avoid. Work With Your Resort Your first step when looking for timeshare relief should always be to consult with your developer. They may offer relief options that are quicker and easier than other methods of exiting…

The day you pay off your timeshare is a great day. What a sense of relief! But what if your paid-off timeshare no longer fits your budget or lifestyle? While a 2024 ARDA survey indicated that 91% of owners rated their ownership experiences as excellent, very good, or good, timeshare ownership is not always a fit for everyone. If you’re wondering how to sell a paid-off timeshare, you’re in luck. As long as you keep your expectations in check and work with legitimate resale professionals, selling on the secondary market can be a safe, relatively straightforward way to unload your…

GREENE COUNTY — It was a “money-back guarantee.” But instead, it ended up costing a Greene County couple thousands of dollars. “You know, you guys (have) run these programs before about people that have been taken in falling for these schemes,” Ron Music, of Beavercreek, told the News Center 7 I-Team. “And you’re thinking, ‘that would never happen to us.’ But – here we are.” As he sat next to his wife, Laura, during an interview with the I-Team in their living room, Ron said that more than a year after hiring a company to get out of their timeshare…

Nearly five years after hiring a company to get her out of her timeshare contract, A Pennsylvania woman says she’s out $2,500 and she’s one of the lucky ones. “Nobody likes to be ripped off from their hard-earned money,” Janice Malloy told 11 Investigates. Janice Malloy and her husband purchased their Timeshare in the Poconos in 1983. “We went all up and down the East Coast,” Malloy said. “We went out West, we went to the Southwest. We had some really nice vacations. We were very pleased with our timeshare.” She said in the 80s, timeshares were cheap and they…

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla — A Volusia County couple has been trying to get rid of their timeshare since 2017. They got desperate and hired a timeshare cancellation company, but instead of getting help they got burned. “We wound up doing it. To this day I regret it,” Jeff Lamey told Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal. Jeff Lamey and his wife Sandy spent nearly $11,000 with the timeshare exit company and are still stuck with the timeshare. Do you have a consumer complaint or need help from Jeff Deal and Action 9? Click the banner below to submit a tip.…

Fraudulent timeshare exit companies have cheated thousands of Americans out of their hard-earned money. These companies thrive on scare tactics and the misinformation they spread about the timeshare exit process.  The good news? There is a way to stop these companies in their tracks by ensuring timeshare owners are armed with the facts that can prevent them from falling victim to these scams.   We created the Timeshare Consumer Protection Center as a resource for anyone who needs simple, straight-forward information about their timeshare exit options. Together, we can stop timeshare exit scams. Here is how we do it:  Provide clear…

I will confess, I am new to timeshare. As I write this post, I am just over 90 days into my timeshare experience, and I still have A LOT to learn. That is what brought us here.As you can imagine, I have been drinking from a firehose. I am lucky enough to be surrounded by a large number of timeshare industry companies and people spanning everything from legal and compliance to sales and marketing. I consider myself a smart person and figured getting up to speed would be easy with all these people ready to help.What I did not count…

We hear the same questions from timeshare owners:So what’s the catch? We do not want or ask for anything from timeshare owners other than to help protect each other from the scams and fraud that plaque the timeshare exit process by sharing the information on this site.The Timeshare Consumer Protection Center is powered by ARDA so you must be biased. ARDA represents millions of timeshare owners on a daily basis; supporting legislation reforms to protect timeshare owners from unfair taxes, stop predatory behaviors that harm timeshare owners, and much more. That advocacy does not end when a timeshare owner decides…

If a timeshare exit company claims it can help you get out of your ownership without contacting your resort or your management company, you should approach that claim very carefully. In most legitimate situations, it is simply not possible to exit a timeshare without contacting the resort which you purchased the timeshare from. Timeshare ownership is governed by a legal contract. No matter which timeshare exit option you’re seeking, the original resort o management company is almost always part of the process. If they are not involved, owners should ask themselves an important question: How is the exit company I’m working with actually planning to remove my legal obligation? Why Resort Involvement Matters  The resort typically controls: Without communicating with the entity that manages the ownership, an exit company generally has no authority to terminate your contractual obligations. In…

If you’re considering renting your timeshare on your own, the most important thing you can do is make a rental listing that is creative, appealing, and reasonably priced.  Below is a guide to creating your timeshare rental listing.  Check with your timeshare company to make sure you can rent your timeshare: Some timeshare companies have specific rules or guidelines for renting out your timeshare. Always contact them first and thoroughly review your original contract to understand any potential legal risks before proceeding with the timeshare rental process.     Once you’ve confirmed with your timeshare company that there are no issues with…