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We purchased a Timeshare from ARI Holiday Network back in 1994, shortly there after fees begin to ascend. In 1999 they implemented new admin fees.
With poor to non existent customer service and fees escalating out of control, We decided to abandon ship.
Not only did We loose our timeshare but to this day collection agencies harass Us for back fees, to the point that a Lien is now on our property.
If anybody knows of a class action suit, Please let me know. There was one filed in Cook county in 2008 for unjust fees, but I don't know if it is still ongoing.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
We bought in 1998, unaware of the whole timeshare world. It sounded good, and their "home" resorts were 2 in the Caribbean, and to in Austria. They sold to us as if we had red time (good time) but it was for every other year.
Well, one year later we found out that they dropped their Caribbean resorts, and now the home ones were only in Austria. By then we also heard of a lot more timeshare opportunities, each one much better than theirs. I kick myself each time I think of buying from them.
Anyway, we paid off our timeshare, used an exchange once or twice, but haven't used it since maybe 2001. They disappeared off the map for a few years, and when we finally found them and tried to contact them, all we got was a payment book sent to us for maintenance fees and calls from the collection agency trying to collect them. I still haven't been able to talk to the actual company, but I also am no longer interested in doing so.
I stopped using the timeshare, and will not pay for maintenance fees anymore. We don't have a deed, so they can't place a lien on anything, but it is on my credit report for one of the big three agencies. No matter--I just bought a new house with a great interest rate regardless.
ARI is welcome to "foreclose" on my "property" and sell it, but there is absolutely NO WAY they will get a penny more out of me for maintenance fees.
Same here! I've paid those suckers THOUSANDS of dollars & the fees were never ending! And the real sucker punch is I NEVER USED IT! I bought the damn thing with my ex husband when I was in my early twenties. Never knew how to use it & it was never really explained to me HOW to use it either ... even though I asked several times on the phone ... never got a straight answer! So. after they raised my fees to over $25 a month & told me the only place I could use it was at one of two places in SWITZERLAND ... I bailed. They WILL NOT get another dime out of me. It's on my credit report too ... first time THAT has happened in my life but it can just sit there. SCREW ARI! 7/11/09 - KristiPaints@yahoo.com
Hi. We too have a timeshare from ARI and would like to stop payment as well and cut our loses. Did they put a lien against your home? How bad has it gotten? Did you consult a Lawyer?
recommend you write letter to ARI telling them you will no longer pay maint. fee, you expect them to cancel per the contract. ARI or Sonnenshein will probably start calling. DoNot answer the phone or talk to them. Make sure everything is in writing. file complaint w/ Illinois Attorney General. Also, contact Finn Law Group in Florida.