A registered sex offender was snorkeling in the pool on July 4th. It's was a freakin disaster. At a property I owned in California. He mother was the original owner and club member. She passed it to him.
they ended up giving that person their money back and having him leave the club.
They immediately revoked his club membership. But couldn't do anything with his deeded week. He owned it legally. This doesn't happen all the time. But I am all for Clubs because Of this.
I was on the board at the time and legally he was out of jail, so the only option we had was to revoke his club membership, we offered to give him his money back and after a lot of negotiations he finally agreed to it.
So clubs are important to me.
That probably doesn't happen often. But it's why I do believe in clubs. I don't want my children around people like that while on vacation. Snorkeling In a pool, it was disgusting. I'm glad we had some way to remedy it.
To be honest, At first I felt bad for the guy because I wanted to give him a chance and I thought he was a "changed" person; but once he snorkeled that day, I was like.... get this guy outta here. And some cuss words.
I had to call the police and break up a fight the day.
it completely changed my opinion on private clubs. I am all for them as a father. Things change when it affects you personally.
With that said. That doesn't happen often but do what you want. I like being a member of a club.
Hope that helps, on why private clubs exist. It's to keep us safe on vacation with our children. Plus some benefits that I like.
I buy resale sometimes but always join the club. That's just me.
Just to add to what
nuwermj said, it is possible to cancel Club membership, although you have to pay dearly to get back in the Club later on. If you have an Assigned Deeded week, it would revert to a Traditional Deeded week. If you have DRI Club Trust Membership, it would revert to DRI Regional Trust Membership. This is also what happens if you sell your ownership because Club membership is not transferable, unless it's transferred to a family member.