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Florida resort owners; Club Exploria LLC and Club Exploria Management, previously named Summer Bay Management, of Orlando, Florida (a Florida based timeshare exit company) have filed a law suit against Aaronson Law firm and Austin N. Aaronson, Austin, Texas under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.  This is one of the latest in a line of timeshare resorts who are now turning the tables against exit companies that claim you have free will to exit your timeshare weeks.

This particular complaint comes after Aaronson Law firm supposedly used very strong marketing tactics which Club Exploria claim is not true advertising and in breach of their contracts with their timeshare owners.  Club Exploria have said that Aaronson claimed that the timeshare owner ‘have an automatic or inherent right to cancel their contractual obligations to pay, if only the consumer knows the right levers to pull’.  They further say that this is not the case, and the contract between themselves and their clients should stand.

However, due to mass non-payment of the maintenance fees and loan payments for the said timeshare units, Club Exploria have seen a massive loss of funds and have filed the complaint against the said ‘law firm’ for loss of earnings and damages, along with legal fees and any other loss they may be entitled to.

The clients in this case have signed contracts for their timeshare club purchases with Summer Bay Management, and the majority have stopped paying for their regular maintenance after taking on the advice of Aaronson Law Firm.

The timeshare resort will be represented by David Canella & Knight LLP in Orlando, and William J. Moore and Michael J. Chiusano of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Dallas, Texas.

This is an interesting twist on the battle between exit companies, timeshare resorts, and their clients.  Here, the timeshare owners do not seem to be getting dragged into the legal battle, and the Law firm that has advised them to stop paying their loans or maintenance are in turn taking the hit for the advice they have been administering.  It will be an interesting case, to see where the land lies on the non-payment of these contracts and whether the law firm will be made to pay on the back of the accusations for the resorts loss of profit.

 

For more information regarding this article or assistance in any other timeshare related issues please contact the TCA on 01908 881058 or email: info@TimeshareConsumerAssociation.org.uk