How Safe Is It To Rent??

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Re: How Safe Is It To Rent?? (by KC):

vivianc31 wrote:
IS THERE A WAY TO VERIFY THAT THE PERSON WITH THE LISTING INDEED OWNS THE WEEK THEY ARE RENTING OR SELLING?

Simply ask the seller to identify himself / herself and ask them to specifically identify the unit / week number they own. With that information in hand, then call the resort directly to independently confirm those ownership details. The resort (understandably, for obvious privacy protection reasons) will NOT actually provide or release ANY owner information to you, but they will certainly at least VERIFY the information which you ALREADY have in your possession when you actually make that confirmation call to the resort.

Some people recommend asking the advertiser for a copy of their maintenance fee bill, something which any owner will obviously have in possession. Personally, I think this request is both unnecessary and a bit intrusive. I, for one, am NOT ever going to send copies of ANY of my maintenance fee bills in the mail to unknown perfect strangers. Confirmation of ownership can be done more quickly, more easily and less intrusively via the first method suggested above; just my opinion.