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		<title>By: Rowie Percoco</title>
		<link>http://stevemetcalfe.com/before-you-buy-that-timeshare-%e2%80%93-stop/comment-page-1/#comment-147</link>
		<dc:creator>Rowie Percoco</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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In &lt;a href=&quot;www.sxmtsoa.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sint Maarten &lt;/a&gt;there are no regulations pertaining to &lt;a href=&quot;http://btsrbo.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Timeshare resorts sales&lt;/a&gt; or operations. Our resort,
Atrium Beach Resort, was sold to a large timeshare operator, they in turn tried to violate our lease by 
raising our AMF above our contractual agreed annual increase and also instituted a very large Special
Assessment.&#160; Both violations of our lease were contested in court, we will have a final verdict sometime
in late 2009.&#160; 

In the meantime we have organized a &lt;a href=&quot;www.sxmtsoa.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Timeshare Consumer Protection&lt;/a&gt; association in Sint Maarten, this is
the &lt;a href=&quot;www.sxmtsoa.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sint Maarten Timeshare Owners Association &lt;/a&gt;or SXMTSOA, our website is full of information on 
how we intend to clean up the timeshare industry in Sint Maarten, promote a &quot;Code of Ethics&quot; and promote 
Timeshare Consumer Legislation for SXM.

It appears so many resorts everywhere violate the agreements that the leaseholders or owners depend on 
to maintain their respective resorts. Most of the owners can not keep up with the payments each and every year, especially this past year many of the owners have resorted to either just giving up, renting or selling their units.&#160; So we have put together a FREE website to &lt;a href=&quot;http://btsrbo.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sell or rent timeshares&lt;/a&gt; or vacation properties. 

These two options, the Association and the Website are to enable the &lt;a href=&quot;www.sxmtsoa.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sint Maarten &lt;/a&gt; timeshare owner or any timeshare owner to get ahead of the management companies.&#160; Every timeshare owner must understand that they need to organize to protect their rights, ours is in Sint Maarten, yours may be in the United States, just keep a list of owners in your resort, get emails, organize a blog or website, this will enable you to communicate and resolve the many issues that arise each year. 

&lt;a href=&quot;http://btsrbo.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Timeshare sales and rentals&lt;/a&gt; are a very big business, there are so many ways to sell or rent your timeshare,
many of the companies charge exorbarant fees.&#160; Do not pay a large fee to sell or rent your unit, there are so
many FREE sites that will help you out, do a search or go to this site for help.&#160; &lt;a href=&quot;http://btsrbo.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Best Timeshare Rentals by Owner.&lt;/a&gt;&#160; 

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In <a href="www.sxmtsoa.com" rel="nofollow">Sint Maarten </a>there are no regulations pertaining to <a href="http://btsrbo.com" rel="nofollow">Timeshare resorts sales</a> or operations. Our resort,<br />
Atrium Beach Resort, was sold to a large timeshare operator, they in turn tried to violate our lease by<br />
raising our AMF above our contractual agreed annual increase and also instituted a very large Special<br />
Assessment.&nbsp; Both violations of our lease were contested in court, we will have a final verdict sometime<br />
in late 2009.&nbsp; </p>
<p>In the meantime we have organized a <a href="www.sxmtsoa.com" rel="nofollow">Timeshare Consumer Protection</a> association in Sint Maarten, this is<br />
the <a href="www.sxmtsoa.com" rel="nofollow">Sint Maarten Timeshare Owners Association </a>or SXMTSOA, our website is full of information on<br />
how we intend to clean up the timeshare industry in Sint Maarten, promote a &quot;Code of Ethics&quot; and promote<br />
Timeshare Consumer Legislation for SXM.</p>
<p>It appears so many resorts everywhere violate the agreements that the leaseholders or owners depend on<br />
to maintain their respective resorts. Most of the owners can not keep up with the payments each and every year, especially this past year many of the owners have resorted to either just giving up, renting or selling their units.&nbsp; So we have put together a FREE website to <a href="http://btsrbo.com" rel="nofollow">sell or rent timeshares</a> or vacation properties. </p>
<p>These two options, the Association and the Website are to enable the <a href="www.sxmtsoa.com" rel="nofollow">Sint Maarten </a> timeshare owner or any timeshare owner to get ahead of the management companies.&nbsp; Every timeshare owner must understand that they need to organize to protect their rights, ours is in Sint Maarten, yours may be in the United States, just keep a list of owners in your resort, get emails, organize a blog or website, this will enable you to communicate and resolve the many issues that arise each year. </p>
<p><a href="http://btsrbo.com" rel="nofollow">Timeshare sales and rentals</a> are a very big business, there are so many ways to sell or rent your timeshare,<br />
many of the companies charge exorbarant fees.&nbsp; Do not pay a large fee to sell or rent your unit, there are so<br />
many FREE sites that will help you out, do a search or go to this site for help.&nbsp; <a href="http://btsrbo.com" rel="nofollow">Best Timeshare Rentals by Owner.</a>&nbsp; </p>
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		<title>By: chordCVS</title>
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		<dc:creator>chordCVS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s a great deal in finding out the perfect resort to enjoy the luxurious getaway.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a great deal in finding out the perfect resort to enjoy the luxurious getaway.</p>
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		<title>By: Timeshare Relief</title>
		<link>http://stevemetcalfe.com/before-you-buy-that-timeshare-%e2%80%93-stop/comment-page-1/#comment-92</link>
		<dc:creator>Timeshare Relief</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This kind of article are what the potential timeshare owners need today. In this way, they will be aware of the disadvantages of timeshare ownership. Also, this provides tips in avoiding timeshare conflicts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This kind of article are what the potential timeshare owners need today. In this way, they will be aware of the disadvantages of timeshare ownership. Also, this provides tips in avoiding timeshare conflicts.</p>
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		<title>By: Bodyc</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bodyc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi there, 
Thanks for article. Everytime like to read you.
Have a nice day</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi there,<br />
Thanks for article. Everytime like to read you.<br />
Have a nice day</p>
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		<title>By: kelly</title>
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		<dc:creator>kelly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m glad that there are tips and ways to avoid such problems and conflicts with timeshares. Many buyers are having problems with their timeshares, and I hope that these problems will be resolved.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m glad that there are tips and ways to avoid such problems and conflicts with timeshares. Many buyers are having problems with their timeshares, and I hope that these problems will be resolved.</p>
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