Couple sues timeshare company for elder abuse, exploitation
By Steve Green
Wed, Feb 11, 2009
Two purchasers of Las Vegas vacation timeshare properties say they were victimized by dishonest sales tactics and are taking the timeshare companies to court.
Las Vegas attorney Barry Levinson last month filed separate lawsuits over the deals involving timeshare operators Consolidated Resorts Inc. and Summer Bay Resorts.
In one suit, a Nye County couple claims they were exploited in violation of Nevada’s Elder Abuse law.
Robert and Ellen Gooden claim personnel at Summer Bay Resorts were supposed to be helping them sell their interest in a timeshare condominium project, but then tricked them into buying another project they had no interest in.
Summer Bay operates the Desert Club timeshare project in Las Vegas.
The plaintiffs say they were the victims of fraud, deceptive trade practices and were not advised of their right to rescind the deal until it went into effect.
The second case involves Consolidated Resorts, a Las Vegas company that operates Las Vegas timeshares Tahiti Village, Tahiti and Club de Soleil; along with timeshare resorts in Florida and Hawaii.
Timeshare buyer Phillip Ramos, who lives in Clark County, alleges in the lawsuit that the only reason he bought an interest in two timeshare condominiums in Las Vegas is because he was assured by a Consolidated official that he could transfer the times he had purchased for use at other timeshare locations, specifically in Hawaii.
The complaint alleges breach of contract, fraud and the use of deceptive trade practices by Consolidated. The suit also claims Ramos was not advised of his right to rescind the contract and did not discover the alleged misrepresentations until after the contract took effect.
Consolidated Resorts has not yet responded to the allegations and its policy is not to comment on litigation.
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SOURCE: The Las Vegas Sun
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1 comment:
It's scary that timeshare brokers have to resort to fraud just to sell more timeshares. Especially for those who own a timeshare.
I, myself had a timeshare (thank God no one took advantage of me). After some time I wanted out because I can't afford to pay for the fees that came with it. But it's hard to get rid of it and no one wants to buy.
A good friend of mine told me that there's a company that helps people who have timeshare problems. So I applied for it and they transferred my timeshare out of my ownership so that I'll no longer have to pay for another maintenance fee, special assessment, timeshare taxes, exchange fees, etc. ever again.
It was such a relief.
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