Your Timeshare Attorney
At Hales Law, we focus on:
Timeshare Advice and Consultations
My experience with timeshare law began in 2012 while I was with a law firm in Orlando, Florida. I received a call from a timeshare owner who simply wanted out of her timeshare ownership, but had no luck discussing the matter with the timeshare company. I negotiated with the resort’s legal team and was able to secure the cancellation within a few months.
After helping hundreds of timeshare owners, I moved to Idaho and became a full-time business professor in 2017. Due to my past experience and publications on the subject, however, I still receive requests to help individuals around the world with their timeshares. As a result, I make time to assist clients with timeshare-related requests.
The need for my services has only grown as novel and pernicious timeshare scams proliferated. These include non-attorney exit companies, fraudulent sales groups, and transfer groups that demand high upfront fees, scamming timeshare owners out of millions of dollars each year.
Please review this website and reach out. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Timeshare Cancellation or Timeshare Exit
The bulk of my clients since 2012 have simply sought to cancel their timeshare ownership. The reasons they give include:
Fraud or misrepresentation during the timeshare sales process
Financial hardship due to medical complications or job loss,
Inability or difficulty traveling due to age, and
Extreme pressure to upgrade or otherwise enhance existing timeshare ownership.
Timeshare Scams
A growing number of clients have been scammed by groups offering to purchase timeshare for inflated prices. The process following a similar scheme:
Timeshare owners receive an unsolicited offer to purchase their timeshare.
The purchase offer is often in excess of what the owners paid to purchase the timeshare.
After signing a purchase agreement, the buyer demands that they timeshare owner wire funds, often under the guise of a purported tax
If the timeshare owner wires these funds, the buyer will demand more and more money, always promising that after the next transaction, the purchase will proceed.
The timeshare owner is often threatened with legal action if they do not wire additional funds.
The buyer, broker, or other assisting company has a website that was recently filed, the company is not registered with the state’s secretary of state, or it simply impersonates a legitimate business.
If you have any concerns about a company that has contacted you about your timeshare, reach out to get a legal review and representative on your behalf.
Timeshare Advice and Consultations
Many clients have enjoyed their timeshares for many years, but simply seek knowledgeable assistance due to changing life circumstances. Common issues include
1) what happens to a timeshare upon the death of an owner,
2) asset protection strategies involving vacation properties, and
3) the feasibility of selling or transferring a property.
We offer consultations to discuss your questions and offer legal advice on how best to proceed.
Thank you for visiting our website. We hope that you find helpful information and feel comfortable reaching out to us.
We have helped hundreds of people successfully exit their timeshares and avoid falling victim to resale scams
Contact us today to see if we can help you too
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I went to Michael for help with getting out of a timeshare. Before contacting him, I had tried to handle this through other means for over a year with absolutely zero success. I expected it might take another year for Michael to resolve my situation. However, Michael's knowledge of the parties involved and his understanding of how to deal with them resulted in the timeshare company letting me out of my contract within 4 months. I highly recommend Michael. He is knowledgeable and trustworthy and very attentive to clients.
~ Paulette
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Mr. Hales is meticulous, honorable and an exceptional attorney. He has given my husband and I peace of mind after we were mislead into purchasing a timeshare that became a NIGHTMARE! I reached out to Michael for his help after trying to resolve my problem and exhausted all my options. I just wish I would have come to him from the beginning. He is the real deal in getting the job done.
~ Hope
