1. The Sales Tactics Would Be Illegal Anywhere Else
Most industries have actual rules around disclosure and truth-in-advertising.
Timeshare sales presentations have:
- False scarcity (“This price disappears today!”)
- Fake investment language (“This will appreciate—it’s real estate!”)
- Pressure, manipulation, and psychological anchoring
- Refusal to let buyers leave
If a mortgage lender locked you in a room for 4 hours and refused to let you speak to your spouse until you signed?
The FTC would send a SWAT team.
But timeshare developers do it daily.
2. The “Perpetuity Clause” Would Be Outlawed in Any Other Consumer Contract
Imagine a gym membership that your kids inherit.
Imagine a cell phone bill your grandchildren are responsible for.
Imagine a car payment that never ends—
and increases every single year.
It sounds insane because it is.
Yet timeshare companies legally bind families to a lifetime (and beyond) of payments…
with no usable asset, no equity, and no exit.
No other industry gets away with this.
3. Hidden Fees & “Maintenance Inflation” Would Trigger Massive Fines
Timeshare maintenance fees break every rule of transparency:
- They rise 5–20% per year—no justification.
- “Special assessments” appear out of nowhere.
- There’s zero clarity on where the money actually goes.
- Owners are forced to pay, even if the resort mismanages funds.
If a landlord doubled your rent with no explanation, the housing board would step in.
If a bank added a $1,500 mystery fee, regulators would step in.
But timeshare companies?
They hide behind the contract.
4. No Refund Policy—No Matter How Fraudulent the Sale Was
Every major consumer product has protections:
- 30-day return windows
- Cooling-off periods that are actually honored
- Refunds when deception is proven
Timeshare developers fight refunds like their lives depend on it—even when the salesperson outright lied.
If a tech company did this, Congress would be holding hearings.
If a home builder lied like this, they’d lose their license.
But for timeshares?
The burden falls entirely on the owner.
5. They’ve Built an Entire Industry on “You Can Check In Anytime… But You Can Never Leave.”
This is the only product in America where you can:
- Pay for 10+ years
- Never use the product
- Try to give it back for free
- And the company still refuses to let you leave
If Apple refused to cancel your iCloud subscription until you “qualified” to leave…
People would riot.
If Netflix said you owed them for the next 40 years…
The FTC would step in.
But because timeshares are structured as real estate contracts, they’ve been able to hide behind technicalities.
So, Why Hasn’t the FTC Stepped In?
One reason:
➡️ Timeshare contracts are classified as “real estate,” and developers use that loophole to avoid consumer-protection standards.
If these were treated like consumer goods (because that’s what they actually are), the entire industry would collapse within a week.
Where Liberty Comes In
At Liberty Timeshare Resolution, we don’t play the “exit company” game.
We don’t push false promises or shortcuts.
We handle this the way it should be handled:
➡️ Debt resolution. Contract resolution. Legal remedies.
NOT foreclosure.
NOT credit damage.
NOT “just stop paying.”
We go after the root cause:
The contract that never should have existed in the first place.
When fraud, misrepresentation, or predatory practices are involved, emvwe help clients build the case, document everything, and get legal relief.
Because if the FTC won’t step in, someone has to.
If you feel trapped in a contract that would be illegal in any other industry, you’re not alone.
Book your consultation call today and finally get clear on your options.
