Original Message:
Spinnaker at Waterside Hilton Head charging $1500 to sell or transfer as of Jan 2011 (by R P.):
judyl227 wrote:We did check at the Southwind Mgt. Company and this is their answer. They feel that the $1500 will be the new owner's two next year's maintenance fee. Who would buy a fix week timeshare which we were told won't be worth much and then have to pay $1500 in addition. Southwind has not sent out a letter yet to their owners but this unfounded charged was inacted on the 3rd of March. The reptable time share company resale & listing company here on the island said it isn't worth much and probably won't sell with the impending $1500 added charge especially when there are a million timeshares for sale. The other two timeshares we have with Spinnaker are a floating week and a flex week and they are worth less.
As the management company they CAN change the rules.
The only suggestion I can give to you is to possibly give your timeshare away and pay for closing and the $1500 transfer fee if you just want to be rid of it and future maintenance fees or take a chance that the new owner will pay the fees. It shouldn't be hard to give away a 3 bedroom at a Gold Crown Resort on very popular Hilton Head Island.
The world of timesharing is changing fast and not in a positive way as you have found out.