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Mexican timeshares (by KC):

lisae375 wrote:

This resort does operate an office in the US, which is at the crux of the issue. They operate out of Miami. The resort we purchased at was at Cable Beach, Nassau Bahamas. The resorts answer for no longer having a resort there is that the resort no longer measured up to it's standards. This is interesting, since the last time we were able to stay at the resort the first room they placed us in had extremely wet carpet. We had to demand to be placed in another room. The resort was promised to be upgraded and being built up into a brand new resort. It was only after asking to book time at Nassau, our favorite place to go that we learned they no longer have any resorts in the Bahamas. Their main locations are in Mexico, or overseas. Places we do not want to go. The way we see it, without the Nassau resort there is no contract. This is what we are fighting with the resort about. So far, they are refusing to budge due to the fact they say the offer new and better destinations. This is a fallacy.

Sounds like a difficult and complicated dilemma to navigate and one for which I cannot personally offer any well informed or intelligent solutions or suggestions.

That said, there may be little point in arguing with the resort. There is a contract here somewhere and you may not really have much leverage to "move" them off their position --- unless that contract's content works decidedly in your favor. You would need an attorney with contract expertise to examine and (if warranted, legally challenge) the validity and enforceability of your contract (which makes me wonder WHERE that contract was initially executed in the first place; I suspect that important detail matters a WHOLE lot here).

Mounting a legal challenge to the contract would obviously cost money, win or lose; you may want to consider the cost / benefit. If the contract was executed in the Bahamas outside U.S. law and jurisdiction, it's a bigger problem and higher hurdle. The good news is that if the contract was executed right here in the U.S. and these monkeys still have a U.S. presence, it would seem that "service of process" would be relatively easy (if you ultimately choose to pursue the contract challenge route). If the contract is weak and / or supports your position, the mere prospect of further legal action MIGHT "open their minds" a bit.

This input is not offered as legal advice nor is it offered or intended to substitute for your obtaining legal advice on your own; I'm just "thinking out loud" in this discussion forum. Basically, I'm hoping (for your sake) that you have a U.S. executed contract which clearly identifies something very specific that the "other party" can no longer actually provide. If that is the case, you can surely assert "breach of contract". But I don't know WHAT your contract actually says or even WHERE it was executed, making all of this just purely speculative "conversation". If what you have is actually some form or flavor of RTU "club membership", with no deeded ownership of any sort, you'll have a steep uphill climb ahead. In any event, I wish you luck, whichever course of action you decide to pursue.