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Right of rescission (cancellation) (by KC):

cathyv37 stated in part: >>We purchased a timeshare at the Westgate Villa's and Towers in Orlando last week... We found out that we had a ten day "cooling off period" so I contacted a real estate lawyer and did what he suggested, it worked.<< ===============================================

The right of rescission time period in Florida is actually only SEVEN days, not ten. Sundays don't count, but Saturdays do. This time period varies from one state to another, from 3 days to 10 days. In most instances, it's 5 or 7 days.

The right of contract rescission (cancellation) is provided by law throughout the entire United States, with only the time deadline varying. In the case of your developer purchase in Florida, the specific instructions to exercise your right of rescission were printed on the back of your purchase contract (as they must be, by law). Accordingly, I hope you didn't actually pay an attorney just to follow the instructions which you already held right in your own hands.

P.S. I guess it wasn't JUST your "idiot husband" who made the purchase in the first place, as you had initially indicated in a separate RedWeek post...