Silver Lakes Vacation Club
After reading this thread, there is a lot of confusion with some users.
Some of the posts are posting just to get posting points, not too helpful.
Some do not even know about the resort that started this thread.
There are more that two Silver Lakes.
This one is Silver Lakes in Helendale, California.
There is more than one resort in Helendale, California.
The problem resort is not The Inn at Silver Lakes.
The problem resort is Silver Lakes Vacation Club, old RCI # 1408.
After the snake shed his skin, the new new name is The Mission Villas at Silver Lakes RCI # A710.
I too have problems.
I talked to the head snake a short while ago.
He told me I owed $1500.00 times 4. I could not find where I had four weeks.
I asked him who was the Real Estate Broker he was working under.
I was told one is not needed.
I read my contract.
My other timeshares deed me the land percent or the landlease percent.
SLVC sold me a membership entitled to annual use. Nothing else. All I bought was a contract. Right to use, nothing owned. Shame on me.
There are several things I think we can use if we go for a class action case or our own case. Check with your lawyer. I'm not a lawyer, or giving advice.
Item 6 stated Declarant has an agreement to provide Exchange Enrollment for members.
It is my understanding RCI dropped SLVC due to poor ratings.
Now SLVC will not provide an Exchange Company.
I asked for a copy of the By-Laws mentioned in Item 5, when I signed, and was told they would send ma a copy. I have not got mine yet. Does anyone have a copy? If so, could you contact me?
I was not notified of the "meeting" in March, 2008. The newsletter, just sent to me, states partial remodel of units 24-45. Full remodel of units 1-23. That is 45 times 52. See item 8 section 8.3. Then later they say 50. Can't have it both ways. I think this large assessment was not reasonably foreseeable in advance. I think that would be grounds to have the contract discharged for frustration of purpose.
I think SLVC's actions are such that they have effectively prevented me (and others) from obtaining the original benefit of the bargain. That may be grounds for a claim of breach of the implied covenant of good faith, in every contract.
He threatened me with a lawsuit for $8000.00 plus his attorney's fees plus my attorney's fees if I did not accept his offer to upgrade my one week. I think that might be close to extortion.
There are many other things others have written about.
Might I suggest we at least pepper two agencies with complaints.
One is the Department of Real Estate, if they will listen.
Contact information can be obtained at
WWW.dre.ca.gov/gen_contact.html.
Another is the local San Bernardino District Attorney. Real Estate Fraud Prosecution division. (909) 891-3519. If you want them to listen to you, make sure you tell them why you think SLVC broke the law.
Contact RCI and complain. If any one actually contacts a person, let me know. No one I called was interested.
Other BBS have postings where Mr. Don Bunch lost his real estate license. My past records show his wife (going by a different last name) was, and is now on the BOD. Most of the names are the same.
There are several other websites with like complaints.
How do you feel about going together to lower individual attorney's fees and court fees. Contact me if interested.