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In my last few blog posts, I have discussed a few of the protections that the Tennessee Timeshare Act affords to consumers.  In my last blog post I discussed one of the remedies that consumers have in certain circumstances – the right to cancel the transaction.  But the Timeshare Act goes much further than cancellation. …

The Timeshare Act provides a buyer with the unequivocal right to cancel their purchase contract in two circumstances.  That’s right, in a typical timeshare purchase in Tennessee, the buyer can change her mind, as long as she is aware of the deadlines to do so.  As I discussed in a prior blog post, Tenn. Code…

In my prior blog entry, I discussed the Tennessee Timeshare Act’s statutory prohibition on certain types of misrepresentations.  The Act, though, takes this topic one step further.  Not only is a sales agent prohibited from making certain misrepresentations, anyone involved in the sale of a timeshare is prohibited from making certain kinds of statements entirely. …

A timeshare sales agent can’t lie to a consumer.  A lie can, in some circumstances, support a claim for common law fraud.  But the Tennessee Timeshare Act takes this one step further, and creates statutory prohibitions on certain types of misrepresentations.  Specifically, Tenn. Code Ann. §66-32-131 expressly prohibits “any person” from participating in an advertisement…

Chances are, you would not spontaneously decide to buy a house while walking down the street on the way to lunch.  If you were going to buy a house or piece of property, think of all the steps you might go through.  You might search the internet or hire a real estate agent.  You might…

Over the next few blogs, I will be writing about the topic of timeshare fraud.  A substantial part of my practice involves representing consumers who have been defrauded in the sale of a timeshare in Tennessee.  I hope these blogs are helpful in understanding some of the factors at play in these types of cases.…