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Re: Maintenance Fees (by Lou G.):

Hi I just found the site and am very interested. When I bought my first unit in Orlando area my maint fees were near $200. Now I am paying $1000 for that and a second unit I bought in 1998. I was just assessed $1000 for re-furbishing. I read a comment from someone I thought worked for a management co. To me, legally it sounds prudent. I am not an attorney. I however think that the internet has revolutionized all sectors of vacation travel and hotel/resort stays. Lets be honest, how many times have you been upset that your resort has promotional stays for the week at $199 or so. And doesn't irritate you that the units are in a bad state of repair? With worn furniture, carpet and wall stains. I believe that as an owner I and I ask my guests to keep the unit as our home. I think promotional stays, do not. Going to the meetings and voicing an oppinion is great. I think, it is like a placebo. Allowing us to think there is someone listening. Who can afford to be our representative. An owner of course. But is it also an owner who works for that resort?

What owners need is a change of timeshare owner rights. I think that owners should have the right, through internet to know exactly what is going on at board meetings. This way we can through internet, voice our specific opinions on specific issues. Additionally, we need more protections under the law. Management companies are in business to make money. They make money by getting it from fees on owners. Not from promotional stays. We are subsidizing the management companies promoting themselves and trying to sell units. we collectively need a real management company which has people take inventory of all items in the unit and defects. If when they are checking out there are damages or degredation of the unit, the party staying in the unit will be charged on their credit card for the damages.

Find out who in Congress is looking out for us, or lets get someone to represent our cause. Lets change the timeshare ownership contract.

Other than that, I love our location and generally after refusing as many as two units for our stay, we like it.