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Re: Special Assessment / Class Action Lawsuit! (by Emily W.):

adahiscout wrote:

patricia678 wrote:

jeff1112 wrote:

haroldw42 wrote:

emilyw28 wrote:

My letter said Santa Barbara may be open in January 2008 but the target month is February 2008. In any case, though, the letter promised alternative accommodations in the Ft. Lauderdale area.

My week is in February and I'm planning to go assuming I'll have accommodations somewhere nice.

I wouldn't sell now. It's a bad time. I'd really try to pay these outrageous fees under the assumption it's a one time thing and continue to fight and learn all we can about how much the insurance paid, whether the insurance was adequate, and whether the Santa Barbara management had been keeping up the insurance premiums.

Does anyone have information on this?

We're not alone. Together we can ensure accountability.

You can be assured this is NOT a one time thing. This is our 2nd special assessment in 12 years. There will be another after the next hurricane.

I have some information on the insurance. I also have received information on other issues about Santa Barbara. I'm about to send out my second demand letter requesting copies of the estimates and bids. I have also contacted the Florida State Attorney Generals office and placed a complaint of fraud against the Santa Barbara Board and Wyndham Resorts. They will be accountable to me for my property and my money they are spending.

Jeff,

Should all owners contact the Florida State Attorney Generals office? Would that be helpful? How did you submit your complaint? Phone?Email?Snailmail? I have to admit I have felt for years that they have been taking advantage of us but to be honest I didn't know what to do about it. So if you have some suggestions of what we should be doing has owners I am sure we would all be interested. Thanks Trish

======== If reopening is scheduled for early 2008, might it not be best to hold off for a bit and not divert your fees and assessments into defending against class action suits? Isn't a nicely renovated Santa Barbara ASAP what you really want?

The possibility of hurricanes in Florida is not exactly "news" nor are they anybody's fault. If this has become all too clear, consider rolling your Florida ownership into a new purchase elsewhere in the FF/W system. Great new place in Wisconsin Dells! Of course, we can't guarantee against an occasional tornado! MD

We must have accountability from the board. We -- and certainly Wyndham and the Santa Barbara board -- all know hurricaines occur frequently in Florida. That is not the issue. The issue is that this hurricaine occurred more than two years ago and, until very recently, no work was conducted to restore the resort.

In addition, it is clear from the obscenely excessive multiple special assessments demanded of individual owners this year that the resort's insurance policy was not adequate. Either the resort was not properly insured, as required by law, or the premiums were not paid.

When the resort opens, we must ensure the new board is both competent and accountable to the owners.

To ensure that the necessary insurance is in place, and to protect our financial interests, we must work together to demand that OUR resort is operated ethically and efficiently.

We can not trust Wyndham or the board to do the right thing or even, it seems increasingly obvious, the legally required thing.

Soured on timeshares? Disgusted with Wyndham and the Santa Barbara board? Interested in suing? You bet!!