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Re: Westgate Change in Policy - Is it Legal? (by Quentin D.):

We recently were "gifted" the resale at Branson Woods from the prior owner (2 BR even years, all season) - handled through a title company that handles WG, and WG didn't exercise their ROFR. We are also owners at Park City (purchased direct from WG and trading that has always worked well). The long story is that the prior owner at Branson had banked his 2012 week, and WG advised us we'd have to use it by 12/31/14 (bank out for 2 years max.) I called reservations to ask if we had to use it at Branson (in my mind hoping that fee would be the $150) , or if we could exchange it at other WG's (and I'd read there would be the $450 exchange fee for that). She said "it will always cost you $450 because it's a resale, but if you put it through interval it will just cost you their $179 exchange fee"). I didn't think to ask if she meant $450 just if exchanging to other WG resorts or even to book Branson (it sounded like the $450 would apply for any booking). We probably won't use the banked week anyway, but need to know for when our 2016 week becomes available (the $450 would make it an expensive week after adding M&T's). I'd like to know the real answer, before I call Westgate and ask, because I don't trust them - sometimes the answer depends on who you talk to. Thanks for hearing the whole story - any further help is appreciated.