FINN LAW FIRM

I would like to re-sell my timeshare but I understand the market is almost non existent. I found this law firm I believe it was on Red Week and I am skeptical that they can get me out of my time share. I am asking for someone to validate that this is a legitimate law firm on the up and up no scams. Does anyone know?

terryr181 wrote:

I would like to re-sell my timeshare but I understand the market is almost non existent. I found this law firm I believe it was on Red Week and I am skeptical that they can get me out of my time share. I am asking for someone to validate that this is a legitimate law firm on the up and up no scams. Does anyone know?

They're legitimate in the sense that Mr. Finn is indeed a licensed attorney (in both Michigan and Florida I believe). However, it's my understanding that they ask for substantial upfront fees to do the work for you, and I don't believe there's any guarantee of them being successful. Even if a company is not a scam per se it's still the cardinal rule here to not pay anyone large upfront fees to help you with your timeshare.

A completely legal and legitimate company can still be a ripoff.

Have they quoted you a price yet? Is your timeshare paid off?

The attorney and legal aid scam has been going around in here for some time now. They collect large upfront fees and then keep putting you off claiming they are working on your case. They continue with the excuses until you finally give up and go away. Like Jordan stated they can not guarantee that they can get you out of your contract because they can't unless you can prove fraud.

You signed a legal binding contract and the only way to get out of it is to find someone else to take over. I started a hypothetical solution under the General Discussion heading. I am not advocating that people use that method but I have no sympathy for the slime that is now infested the industry and is bilking money out of owners with stacked HOA's and inflated maintenance fees. Sometimes you need to use loopholes and tactics to get out. The big corporate giants use every loophole and lies to bait the trap to get you to sign on the dotted line. They also flaunt their wealth publicly. How do you think they got all their riches ?

I spoke to them directly and the fee is high but I have seen larger fees. They assured me that they could help and they would be willing to work on installment payments. I know I have seen too many people get ripped off trying to get rid of their time share so I am very nervous to move forward. You would think the time share sales people would be willing to help you re-sell because that would be more incentive to buy.

jordanv6 wrote:

terryr181 wrote:

I would like to re-sell my timeshare but I understand the market is almost non existent. I found this law firm I believe it was on Red Week and I am skeptical that they can get me out of my time share. I am asking for someone to validate that this is a legitimate law firm on the up and up no scams. Does anyone know?

They're legitimate in the sense that Mr. Finn is indeed a licensed attorney (in both Michigan and Florida I believe). However, it's my understanding that they ask for substantial upfront fees to do the work for you, and I don't believe there's any guarantee of them being successful. Even if a company is not a scam per se it's still the cardinal rule here to not pay anyone large upfront fees to help you with your timeshare.

A completely legal and legitimate company can still be a ripoff.

Have they quoted you a price yet? Is your timeshare paid off?

Let's not forget that fifty percent of all attorneys graduated in the bottom half of their class. No attorney can guarantee to help you. They can guarantee to take your money and give you excuses why they can't cancel your contract without the other party agreeing unless you can prove fraud and in that case a legal aid could do the job for a lot less money. Your call but if you give them your hard earned money I can guarantee you will have many sleepless nights worrying that you just gave away more of your money.

terryr181 wrote:

I would like to re-sell my timeshare but I understand the market is almost non existent. I found this law firm I believe it was on Red Week and I am skeptical that they can get me out of my time share. I am asking for someone to validate that this is a legitimate law firm on the up and up no scams. Does anyone know?

Are you willing to just be rid of the timeshare or are you actually trying to find someone to sell it for a profit?

Is the timeshare completely paid off?

If it's completely paid off and you're not actually trying to make money on the deal then you can try contacting the resort. Only some resorts will agree to take a timeshare back, but it's worth a shot if you haven't tried it yet.

Terry I was thinking about what you said about the attorney stating that he can help you. Please be more specific about what he told you. If he claims that he can get you out of your contract make sure you memorialize that in writing whether in a letter or an email before you give him one penny. If he won't put anything in writing then run away because he just wants your money.

Ask a lot of questions and run it by the people in the forum. Nobody here is going to ask you for money so they have no motive to lie to you. There is a lot of wisdom in here.

terryr181 wrote:

I found this law firm I believe it was on Red Week and I am skeptical that they can get me out of my time share.

What you probably saw was a Google ad. A lot of questionable or scam companies do these Google ads on websites dealing with timeshares such as RedWeek.

What these law firms generally do is simply negotiate with the resort (actually, its Home Owners Association) to take your unit back. That's something you can do yourself for a lot less money. You can perhaps take the advice that Don P gives regarding what he did with his unit. He stipulated, in no uncertain terms, that he was going to get rid of his unit so the resort had two choices; the easy way or the hard way.

From his posts, I gather that the resort chose the easy way and amicably took the unit back.

I rid myself of two timeshares that way. I had to be current with my maintenance fees and assessments. It just cost me a minimum fee for filing and it was over in just weeks. I didn't use an attorney like Lance said. I just stated that I was getting rid of them with or without their cooperation . Like Lance said they chose to take the easy and best way by cooperating.