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Re: Important Update Affecting Resale Purchasers (by Brett W.):

All weeks are prime now at Vistana. They changed this a while back. Each Condo Association has different operating rules, but how I did it with the Falls was to call Starwood Vistana and ask to speak to the legal department for the Falls Condo Association (in this case you would ask for the Spas Condo Association Legal Department). I basically told them that I would give them back their week without compensation for it. They just take it and all is done. They told me that the Falls was not doing this, I then told them that I would not pay anymore maintenance fees at all and I would not use the week. I got off the phone after this discussion because they refused to do anything, this call was in January. In May I received a call from them asking if I was intending to pay my maintenance fees, I told them no and informed them of the discussion I had had in January. I received a registered mail from them in June asking me to call them to discuss. I did and they said they would take the piece of property back. We signed off on the Deed and they took it back. Not sure if Spas will do this or not but I would call and see, just don't pay your maintenance fee and be upfront with them on what you want to do. Don't expect them to pay for the property, it just won't happen.

bobm574 wrote:

Hi Brett,

I was reading your Post on redweek.com. My father has owned a week at Vistana Spa since 1986 - He's asked me to look into selling it, as he is no longer able to travel, and neither my sibling or I are interested in taking on the ownership of this week, due to maint. fees, etc...

His week is #27, and although a prime week, doesn't appear that these units are selling for any real value. Can you advise on the process of how you walked away from yours, and were there / have there been any pitfalls since you walked away?

I appreciate your reply -

Kindly,

Bob

brettw24 wrote:

Well, we decided to get out of our Timeshare in the Courts. When the maintenance fees surpassed the $1000 mark, we figured it was time to exit. The fees have been increasing every year. I called Starwood Vistana's legal department and told them I was done, I had owned since 1995, and was upset at this years increase. They asked if I was going to pay this years fees and I stated no, that I would give them back their property, no price, just get rid of it. They stated that the Courts were not doing this, so I stated they would not get paid and go ahead and foreclose, this was in January and February. In June I received a notice that they would take the property back if I was willing to give it to them without cost, so this is what we did. No longer a time share owner in Vistana and glad of it.