Judge’s Ruling Demonstrates the Pattern of Fraud and Deception Perpetrated by Exit Firms on Unsuspecting Timeshare Owners
A judge for the United States District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando Division ruled against Mitchell Reed Sussman & Associates, a timeshare exit firm, in the case brought on by Westgate Resorts, a resort developer headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
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Resort Owner’s Coalition Applauds Better Business Bureau of Missouri for Exposing Timeshare Exit Companies’ Fraudulent Practices
The American Resort Development Association — Resort Owner’s Coalition (ARDA-ROC), representing over 1.5 million timeshare owners, recommends that owners read the full report that the Better Business Bureau of Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois issued on June 6, 2019, to better understand the unscrupulous and deceptive practices in the timeshare exit industry. The report cites 700 complaints from 46 states and millions of dollars of losses to consumers.
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Timeshare Exit Trap: Better Business Bureau Study of How Some of Southwest Missouri’s Timeshare Relief Operators Victimized Timeshare Owners Across the U.S.
For nearly 50 years, many travelers looking for a more affordable, long-term answer to the high cost of luxury vacation […]
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Timeshare Owner’s Coalition Issues Warning About Third-Party Exit Companies
After events in a courtroom in Fort Lauderdale on April 18, the American Resort Development Association—Resort Owners’ Coalition (ARDA-ROC), representing more than 1.5 million timeshare owners, is reiterating its warning to consumers regarding third-party exit companies.
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Large Timeshare Exit Companies Oppose Legislation That Protects Consumers
The American Resort Development Association-Resort Owners Coalition (ARDA-ROC), representing more than 1.5 million timeshare owners, strongly supports (FL HB 435/SB 1430), a bill that provides consumers with many of the same protections they are afforded when they originally purchased their timeshare.
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Leader of timeshare fraud scheme sentenced in Las Vegas
A federal judge in Las Vegas on Wednesday sentenced a Florida man to 63 months in prison for leading a […]
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Timeshare Industry Fighting Back to End Exit Fraud: One Major Firm Disbarred and Another Files Bankruptcy
The timeshare industry, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and ARDA Resort Owners’ Coalition (ARDA-ROC), have united to stop the misconduct of those deceiving timeshare owners into paying for illusory timeshare exit services through fraudulent means.
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Timeshare Resale Scam Misrepresentation of Fidelity National Timeshare and ARDA
The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and the Resort Owner’s Coalition (ARDA-ROC) have been made aware of fraudulent activity by a group of individuals using the names “Robert Alexander” and “Janet Finklestein” to defraud timeshare owners through improper representation of ARDA staff and Fidelity National Timeshare, a member of ARDA.
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Are timeshares a scam?
When we hear the words vacation ownership, we think of happy families sharing memories together year after year. Timeshares are […]
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Timeshare resale scheme preyed on older adults
If you’re thinking about selling your timeshare through a resale company, research the company first. Read about this recent FTC […]
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Time’s Up for Florida Operation That Pitched Worthless Timeshare Resale Scheme
Along with being permanently banned from timeshare resale services and telemarketing, the Florida-based operators behind a deceptive timeshare resale scheme […]
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