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Pending Lawsuit with Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club

Michigan
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Pending Lawsuit with Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club

To those who might be considering vacationing in Puerta Plata and buying a membership at Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club:

i wanted to share my experience when I made purchased a membership and gave a $27,000 deposit in April 2007. To summarize, the membership did not live up to expectation as promised by the sales people there. I encountered several problems making reservations. Soon after i made my deposit, my credit card was be fraudulently charged by a duty free store in DR for an additional monthly payment beyond the monthly payment I had agree to pay.

My initial contract promised if i was unsatisfied for any reason, Lifestyle Holiday VAcation Club would re-sell my membership. after 2 1/2 year and red tape nothing has happened. I'm currently in litigitation attempting to get a refund on my initial deposit.

Sincerely,

Scott Stubbs

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Edited: 15 years ago
London
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2. Re: Pending Lawsuit with Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club

Wow,

Hi Scott,

That sounds pretty serious. I've been reading about a number of issues with Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club. I just paid a deposit of $18,000. The contract doesn't appear to have everything that I'd expect. I've read that a number of buyers are in a class action lawsuit out of New York. This is the contact details for the firm that's handling the lawsuit.

Mon Yuck

Mon Yuck Yu

BALESTRIERE FARIELLO

225 Broadway Suite 2900

New York, NY 10007

Direct +1-212-374-5400, ext. 115

Facsimile +1-212-208-2613

monyuck.yu@balestriere.net

http://www.balestriere.net

They've also asked for my current timeshare although it isn't clearly in their agreement. Did you transfer your timeshare? They even wanted me to pay the transfer fees!

Cheers

TH

Edited: 14 years ago
Derbyshire
702 posts
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3. Re: Pending Lawsuit with Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club

Hi, can i ask is this the same Lifestyles group who has bought part of the Sun village (as was) complex?

London
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4. Re: Pending Lawsuit with Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club

Hi,

Yes, I believe so. We went for a drive near it and the salesperson said that Lifestyle was about to start renovating it and that Lifestyle had essentially purchased the entire area.

T

Derbyshire
702 posts
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5. Re: Pending Lawsuit with Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club

Thanks for replying. Oh dear in that case it sounds like they will be in the same predicament as sun village then with their timeshares

Albany, New York
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11 helpful votes
6. Re: Pending Lawsuit with Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club

Sun Village never intended to deliver what they promised. Lifestyle Holidays VC seems to come through, despite over promising much. Ignore the helicopter stuff and ask yourself if there is financial value is what they are offering. Plus, will this plan "force" you to take more holidays? That may be a peripheral value.

Do not automatically assume this is a scam--they have been there a long time and keep growing. If it were all smoke and mirrors--like Sun Village--it would be over by now.

Derbyshire
702 posts
27 helpful votes
7. Re: Pending Lawsuit with Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club

Sun village did deliver some of what they promised (we met alot of people there who had paid into it and got what they paid for), but unfortunately this ended badly due to the owners 'activities', and unfortunately the customers lost out big time.

Its easy to say dont assume this is a scam, but unfortunately when you hear alot of horror stories, which there have been lately, its hard not to think 'if something sounds too good to be true then it usually is'

I just really feel for anyone who has aid into something and then not gtting anything back

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