Leading Timeshare Attorney Susan Budowski Issues Warnings to Timeshare Owners

VENICE, Fla., Nov. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Timeshare cancellation Attorney Susan Budowski is providing consumer protection warning to timeshare owners whose timeshare contracts may be paid off.

Attorney Budowski warns timeshare owners that need for whatever reason to get out of their timeshares to beware of Third Party Exit firms (TPE) soliciting services to get out of their paid in full timeshares. Budowski warns that some of these companies are charging thousands of dollars for these matters when several developers have inhouse programs that will work with timeshare owners either for free or a nominal fee.

Budowski has had several consultations recently after these timeshare owners have consulted with one of these TPE firms who did not inform them that they should contact the developer first and may not need to pay for a third party to resolve the matter.  

"I personally find it not only unethical but reprehensible that any firm or company would knowingly charge an owner thousands of dollars for a service they know the timeshare owner could take care of themselves, simply by making a phone call to their timeshare developer.  Just last week I had a consultation with a woman who spoke with one of these TPE firms – many of which are currently being sued by the developers for their business practices – after hearing a radio ad. They were going to charge her $6,995.00 to get rid of her paid in full timeshare when her particular developer would take it back for a small fee."

Budowski also stated the timeshare industry has been laden with scams over the years with resale and transfer companies, but this takes the cake: "it's like not giving directions to a stranger in your hometown."

Attorney Budowski wants to convey the following red flags to look out for and advises owners to stay away from:

• Companies advertising on television, radio and social media
  "these companies have hefty fees to pay for the advertising and sponsors they use, which of course are then passed on to you, the timeshare owner who is trying to reduce their expenses - not increase them."
• Any company that contacts you directly, unsolicited telemarketers, email or mail.
  "You are dealing with commissioned sales representatives in a call center contacting you from a database as if they know you and your situation."
• Companies that are not law firms yet trying to appear as a legal firm; never deal with a cancellation company.
  "they are DIY companies that write letters for you to send. Your letters will not reach the legal department because neither you or the cancellation company are attorneys."
• Transfer Companies
  "a very high risk situation where they tell you that they have a buyer or the developer agreed to take back your timeshare when in fact they did not, they transfer your timeshare to a dummy/shell corporation and months later when the maintenances fees have not been paid, and since the developer did not agree, you could end of with a foreclosure and a problem on your credit report."

Attorney Budowski has created a developer page on her website listing developers that have a surrender department that may take owners timeshares back for free or a nominal fee. You can check to see if your timeshare developer is listed here: https://www.susanbudowski.com/timeshare-contract-cancellation/paid-full-timeshare/

If your timeshare developer is not on the list, Attorney Budowski advises timeshare owners to still call the developer first because they may be able to do something. If you still need help getting rid of your timeshare, you can schedule a free real time consultation on her website or call 888.265.7900.

About Attorney Budowski
Susan Budowski is the leading timeshare attorney in the United States. Operating out of Florida, considered the timeshare capital of the world, Attorney Budowski has helped thousands of timeshare owners since converting her law practice to exclusively handle timeshare matters in 2010. Ms. Budowski has been selected for AVVO's Client's Choice Award 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013, and she was honored with the Guardian ad Litem Award of Excellence 2016 by the Orange County Bar Association.

She was admitted to the Florida Bar May of 2004 and was added to the Roles of the Law Society of England and Wales in August 2012 as an English Solicitor, allowing her to practice law in nearly 40 countries.

Attorney Budowski is also the Chairman & CEO of Hope City United, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit corporation to bring awareness and the eradication of human and sex trafficking.

Ms. Budowski previously worked at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley Virginia where she received multiple Exceptional Performance Awards from high-ranking members of the CIA, including former CIA Director Robert Gates, who also served as Secretary of Defense for both President Bush and President Obama.

For more information visit any of Attorney Budowski's websites. www.susanbudowski.com 
www.susanbudowski.law   
www.mytimeshareattorney.com 
www.mytimeshareattorney.lawyer

Contact:
Michael E. Budowski
THE LAW OFFICES OF SUSAN M. BUDOWSKI, LLC
871 Venetia Bay Blvd, Suite 202
Venice, Florida 34285
888.265.7900
407.545.7386 Fax
[email protected]
www.susanbudowski.com

SOURCE The Law Offices of Susan M. Budowski, LLC