Wife an I went to presentation to end ownership and end maintance fees on timeshare we were guaranteed that there would not be anymore maintance fees for us to pay so we paid Rma to transfer ownership. but after 2 years we are still the owners and still patying maintance fees .when we contact RMA they say they are still working on it.
This stuff is happening year after year & I would like to know why class action lawsuits are not out against these individuals. Look at these complaints for this last year:
This is a typical mailing, usually trying to get you to come to a local hotel for a high pressure sales presentation where in the end, you will be writing a check for fees to allow the company to either buy or market your time share resort condo.
They will not give you any information over the phone, but pressure callers to come in person to their hotel presentation. A clue to a possible probom is the letter is unsigned. There is no record of the company being registered at the Secretary of State's office in California or Florida, where we received the letter. Another clue is they claim the offer is "For a limited time," and give a cut off date to call their phone number (888) 242-8706.
The phone number apparently changes depending on when you receive the letter. A second letter received showed (888) 453-9461 and included an "account number" of 9109206 under the heading of "Annual Association Notice" and again with a date to call them by.
The Central Florida Better Business Bureau and Southern California BBB says the company, is not accredited
and has had 10 complaints about sales and advertising tactics since May 2012. According to BBB records Resort Members Association began business in March 2012. The operations manager is listed as Robert Podlesni and the company is listed as a title company.
Many people report getting mailings and phone calls from the company even though they don't own a time share and there is an allegation that it's website may contain malicious code.
Time Share Relief, Inc. - How They Operate
This company has had government sanctions against them for deceptive practices. According to filings by the state of Vermont, on eight occasions between 2007 and 2010, representatives of Timeshare Relief came to Burlington to solicit consumers to transfer ownership of their unused timeshares and thus relieve the owners of
timeshare maintenance fees, taxes and other costs.
A number of consumers who met with the company understood the invitation to mean that the company
would offer to pay them for their timeshares; in fact, they had to pay several hundred to several thousand dollars to transfer ownership of their timeshares. The Attorney General considered this to be a deceptive trade
practice.
Many less than honest companies are trying to take advantage of timeshare owners, asking large fees from those who have been unable to sell their units due to the very large inventory of units that are now on the market
for sale or being unused.
Not said in the original letter is that you will be charged thousands of dollars for "transfer fees" to give away your time share apartment or condo to the company. These types of companies may in turn attempt to re-sell to someone else, and often won't record the transfer, so the original owner is still on the hook legally.
Recommendation: Legitimate timeshare owner groups say not to pay anyone fees to sell or dispose of a
timeshare, instead advise to literally give away for free any unwanted condo and pay an attorney a hundred dollars or so to do the paperwork. The owner's groups say it is unnecessary to ever pay anyone thousands of dollars to dispose of a timeshare or to pay a "listing fee" to place it on the market.
RMA representatives gave a presentation 02 08 13 in Toledo Ohio about selling timeshares. L Dietrick and Shane Taylor were the reps from Aston marketing Group. I signed a contract stating they would sell my timeshare it may take 6 to 9 months and now it's over a year and nothing really has happened, except a lot of excuses. The contract also stated they would pay my 2014 maintenance fees but that didn't happen!!! I have called several times and when I did get an answer after being on hold for a long time more excuses. Last comunication on 02 14 14 Elizabeth would not give me her last name stated they were checking into if there were any leins on the property but I was told that story a month or 2 before. She also stated a Lewis Martinez would give me a call because I wanted my money back!!!! No return call from him. 03 05 14 Left another message still no one has responded. I have reported this to the BBB and Attorney General in CA. This is a serious!!!
Resort Members Association Reviews
Wife an I went to presentation to end ownership and end maintance fees on timeshare we were guaranteed that there would not be anymore maintance fees for us to pay so we paid Rma to transfer ownership. but after 2 years we are still the owners and still patying maintance fees .when we contact RMA they say they are still working on it.
This stuff is happening year after year & I would like to know why class action lawsuits are not out against these individuals. Look at these complaints for this last year:
This is a typical mailing, usually trying to get you to come to a local hotel for a high pressure sales presentation where in the end, you will be writing a check for fees to allow the company to either buy or market your time share resort condo.
They will not give you any information over the phone, but pressure callers to come in person to their hotel presentation. A clue to a possible probom is the letter is unsigned. There is no record of the company being registered at the Secretary of State's office in California or Florida, where we received the letter. Another clue is they claim the offer is "For a limited time," and give a cut off date to call their phone number (888) 242-8706.
The phone number apparently changes depending on when you receive the letter. A second letter received showed (888) 453-9461 and included an "account number" of 9109206 under the heading of "Annual Association Notice" and again with a date to call them by.
The Central Florida Better Business Bureau and Southern California BBB says the company, is not accredited
and has had 10 complaints about sales and advertising tactics since May 2012. According to BBB records Resort Members Association began business in March 2012. The operations manager is listed as Robert Podlesni and the company is listed as a title company.
Many people report getting mailings and phone calls from the company even though they don't own a time share and there is an allegation that it's website may contain malicious code.
Time Share Relief, Inc. - How They Operate
This company has had government sanctions against them for deceptive practices. According to filings by the state of Vermont, on eight occasions between 2007 and 2010, representatives of Timeshare Relief came to Burlington to solicit consumers to transfer ownership of their unused timeshares and thus relieve the owners of
timeshare maintenance fees, taxes and other costs.
A number of consumers who met with the company understood the invitation to mean that the company
would offer to pay them for their timeshares; in fact, they had to pay several hundred to several thousand dollars to transfer ownership of their timeshares. The Attorney General considered this to be a deceptive trade
practice.
Many less than honest companies are trying to take advantage of timeshare owners, asking large fees from those who have been unable to sell their units due to the very large inventory of units that are now on the market
for sale or being unused.
Not said in the original letter is that you will be charged thousands of dollars for "transfer fees" to give away your time share apartment or condo to the company. These types of companies may in turn attempt to re-sell to someone else, and often won't record the transfer, so the original owner is still on the hook legally.
Recommendation: Legitimate timeshare owner groups say not to pay anyone fees to sell or dispose of a
timeshare, instead advise to literally give away for free any unwanted condo and pay an attorney a hundred dollars or so to do the paperwork. The owner's groups say it is unnecessary to ever pay anyone thousands of dollars to dispose of a timeshare or to pay a "listing fee" to place it on the market.
RMA representatives gave a presentation 02 08 13 in Toledo Ohio about selling timeshares. L Dietrick and Shane Taylor were the reps from Aston marketing Group. I signed a contract stating they would sell my timeshare it may take 6 to 9 months and now it's over a year and nothing really has happened, except a lot of excuses. The contract also stated they would pay my 2014 maintenance fees but that didn't happen!!! I have called several times and when I did get an answer after being on hold for a long time more excuses. Last comunication on 02 14 14 Elizabeth would not give me her last name stated they were checking into if there were any leins on the property but I was told that story a month or 2 before. She also stated a Lewis Martinez would give me a call because I wanted my money back!!!! No return call from him. 03 05 14 Left another message still no one has responded. I have reported this to the BBB and Attorney General in CA. This is a serious!!!