by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, timeshare
February 16, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver If you have been kicking yourself and considering a name change to “sucker” for buying a timeshare while on vacation at that nice resort — but you can never actually book a stay — then today’s story will make you feel less guilty.... by Dennis Beaver | consumer, scam, timeshare
October 21, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver Last week I made it clear that, in my legal opinion, the way that the timeshare industry deals with owners who want out of their contracts reminds me of racketeering. Pity the poor timeshare owner who was a victim of lie after lie... by Dennis Beaver | consumer, scam, timeshare
October 14, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver If you own a timeshare or, God forbid, are considering buying one, I have one word of advice that has made the timeshare industry mad at me following my April 2021 article quoting Salem, Oregon, attorney Eric Olsen. Replying to my... by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, medicine, timeshare
April 24, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Over the past several weeks I have heard from several readers who have discovered that their parents purchased a timeshare and are now ill with the coronavirus. Some have died. “What happens to their timeshare?” is the question. “As... by Dennis Beaver | scam, timeshare
April 5, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver Over the past several years this column has told you about the nightmares that timeshare owners lived through, both when first purchasing–often under physical and mental duress–and then when attempting to get themselves out... by Dennis Beaver | consumer, contracts, timeshare
May 5, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver You’ve probably gotten a phone call or a letter offering a fantastic four day three night holiday for next to nothing in Las Vegas, Orlando, Cancun, Newport Beach, Honolulu or other vacation venue, with only one requirement: “Spend about...