I would love to dump this time share. Liars and thieves are what these guys are! Are new litigants being accepted? Nothing but lies, I have yet to even use it and its been 2 years. 'Lied to and Misled': Westgate Resorts, Ltd. Hit with Class Action 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. Please add our names to your class action law suit. Or just go with like a year out as likely more available locations that far out. There was recently a personal litigation case that was very successful in Tennessee where the plaintiff did win against a large timeshare company. All of the above comments about the high pressure sales tactics and not being able to utilize the program as promised. But unfortunately, class action waiver and arbitration clauses are frequently hidden in timeshare contracts and prevent owners from being involved in such cases. Jury orders Wyndham Worldwide to pay $20 million to whistleblower Good luck! I think the company can sell legitimately, without all the lies. Wyndham timeshare owners have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, accusing it of lying to customers about benefits and subjecting them to aggressive marketing tactics to get them to purchase useless points. Hello This scam needs to be stopped. 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. Copyright 2022 LawAnchor.com. I too was swindled into purchasing a time share. Thus far they have been involved in a handful of class action lawsuits over the past few years. Please add us to this lawsuit. LMAO!!! And of course, the reason you cant find a vacation vacancy is because Wyndham is filling all the rooms up with freebies so that their sales associates can earn mega commissions off them and you. Want to sue to get out of it. His time share since 2001.. Can u help me. I only attended because I believed there had been changes and wanted to gain the most out of credits. It all came down to it would have had to been put in his name but I continued to say NO. I cannot even begin to describe the misrepresentation and fraud perpetrated by these companies in a comment. Free week, free RCi week and wyndham hotel points to sign. Service guides are welcomed and were told no issues in the timeshare, the first time we went to stay at the time share we got thrown out by the GM she called herself, embarrassed in front of an entire lobby of people and we were owners. We live in Canada. We too were pressured into purchasing the Club Wyndham. Yes add me it took forever to get away from these people unbelieve it took all frigin day, like they would not let you escape. I told the salesman I had just retired and we wanted to travel to Europe. My wife and I have had the same experience with Wyndham add us to the class action lawsuit also.This is a must do. They are misleading and liers. Lawsuit Claims Diamond Resorts Overcharged Timeshare - Class Action Please include us in this suit. I was quoted 22,000. The salesmans manager was called in to put pressure on us because we did not want to buy. Including telling us we have to buy more points so we can have our own personal consultant to help us each year make our reservations and be able to get top picks as soon as they are available. Places we were interested in at a particular time were not available, a year later the monthly maintenance fees were going up, etc. I called and called and finally the only outcome was for me and my family to make a trip on the last week the points were available and ask to extend the points for a few days. In the most recent Wyndham Vacation Resorts class action lawsuit, timeshare owners David and Thea DuBose say the company defrauds customers both before they sign on to a timeshare and after they have already purchased one. 7 On Your Side's Michael Finney reported about two lawsuits claiming sales people tricked the. I own this timeshare and have been defrauded as well. Everything costs at Wyndham. It said it was going to cost me 3000 with 6 months of no intrest after that with intrest it would be over 4000. I bought in Orlando in October 2019 with multiple multiple lies. This leads to a situation where a lawsuit is filed, when the owners of the timeshares are not included in the timeshare sales. When people all over the world own this one unit. I was also told that I was a deed owner and my home site was Maryland National Harbor. vacation. This fraud needs to stop. I faxed a letter and also sent a letter FedEx next day and they wouldnt cancel the contract. That is a rather mute point, but confusing. But she continued to drill us and make us feel stupid for not buying into more points to finalize our points and this was continuing out the door to our $100 gift card we received she just kept going. I was 77 and my husband was 76 years old when we got bullied into buying this. We were so aggravated with the whole deal and the high monthly payments we paid ours off. The story of the RCI Class Action in the USA (Resort Condominiums I went to a Wyndham Presentation for their Club Wyndham Vacation Clubworse decision ever. I do own another timeshare, but the presentation was very pleasant, not pushy at all. Timeshare owners have a right not to be defrauded by false or misleading statements about the nature of a timeshare purchase, and a right to obtain court-ordered rescission of timeshare contracts that are unlawful, oppressive, unconscionable and unfair. They really hassle you to the point that its bullying. What is a Quitclaim Deed? All the paperwork was to be faxed over to Florida with a note extended our points to 3 years. Im glad we didnt commit. I lost my GI Bill, denied unemployment mid pandemic and denied VA health insurance for my family and I. Wyndham is the largest publicly owned timeshare chain in the world, they paid the toll of deceptive sales tactics on May 29th, 2015 that cost them nearly 1 million dollars in restitution to the timeshare owners as well as to the state of Wisconsin. I asked them why would they do that without my permission and was told whats the problem, you have good credit. Wasted DAYS of a vacation because of them. There was no mention of those costs going up or special assessment fees being levied during this 90 minute (4 hours) review and that this could be sold back to the company Because they will want the deed to their hotel back and this new contract would also give me more points for my stays. I tell them I just got out of the hospital; I need to leave. She stated we could not bring the services guides on her property we hated that place I gave it away to a caretaker I hated that woman for what she did to us. I am sure not many knew about it. I wish to join this class action suit. I would like to join this class action. I was placed with a dedicated sales person who became increasingly assertive and asked inappropriate questions about my personal financial situation. This actions generated that some members filed a CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT against RAINTREE VACATION CLUB. I used those points to go back a couple of months later (December 2020) to stay at the Riverside Resort in the same city. Weve experienced everything that was said as well. Allegedly, the company made a range of fraudulent sales pitches, telling the couple they would never have to pay for another vacation for the rest fo their lives, and would save tens of thousands of dollars. Made so many promises not one has ever been true. Are there any class action suits against Hilton Grand Vacation? Fees got up to $500.00 a month! Please add me to your list. We signed for almost 20k thinking I had just become the best dad in the world. Have you ever had a timeshare? Not once was I told or inform that I was signing up for a new contract. The RCI exchange program is a complete scam. I struggled for the next few years to make the payment. Each time we had a question they had to ask someone else and we had to sit there with a 15 minute delay. Lies and threats. Didnt happenmy husband left very mad and it ruined our vacation he still talks about it and its been 2-3 years ago. jvmcdonagh@hotmail.com. Trying to start one myself. My husband and myself were pressured into purchasing a Wyndham timeshare in 2005since then have surrendered it? Florida I made complaints about sexist, racist, and bullying tactics. She said my husband would have to go with & I said there is no way my husband would go & she said well just tell them you are going through a divorce that is why he wasnt with me. How may I be included in this class action suit? This case is almost to the T identical to what my husband and I were told. NEVER BUY A TIMESHARE. I would live to know if they let you out as we hate working with an exit company (2 years now) and we still are not out of it! Still trying to get through to CI Banco. My parents bought into this years ago and has paid into it over $100,000.00. received a call from WAB COLLECTIONS WHO HAD ALL THE INFO ON ME AND MY TIMESHARE. drug injury lawsuits and product liability lawsuits. I was assured that was not the case here but when we get the bill it is doubled. I have pages of documentation, and am able to support my claims that they cannot fill their promises. This is fraud. The entire experience is staged from beginning to end; it is a numbers game, and it is filled with one lie after another. Treated us like garbage by these snake oil sales people, all of them. Read More How To Transfer A Timeshare Deed To A Family MemberContinue, The following is a user-submitted story about their experience with Westgate in Gatlinburg, Tennessee: My husband and I visited Westgate resort in Gatlinburg about 2 years ago and took the informational tour. I could tell you several other stories about how theyve tried to scam us into changing and transferring our member policy but the bottom line is that they LIE to you. The Rep never mentioned that I would lose all reservations if I make a change. The 13 months to the day you must be on the phone to book. The lawsuit looks to represent all individuals who signed Wyndham timeshare agreements in Florida on or after January 27, 2016, attended Wyndham sales presentations, and unsuccessfully requested cancellation of their contracts. They are not standing by their contract. They were never able to vacation during their desired time frame and were not given the unit they thought they agreed to. Ultimately I fell into depression and was dicharged for using cannabis as a coping mechanism. Although the Overtons case was not a class action lawsuit, the litigation process was successful and brought public attention to the dubious practices of timeshare sales. The court found that the Overtons were deliberately misled and lied to about their timeshare purchase at a Gatlinburg resort owned by Westgate resorts.