California – Timeshare Know Your Rights
Cancellation period is seven days (or longer if the purchase agreement provides) from signing the purchase agreement or receipt of the public report, whichever is later.
- See California’s timeshare contract cancellation procedure here.
- Follow the process carefully and document your cancellation notice.
- Legal remedies to void or recover damages for illegal timeshare sales (California BPC 11285).
California BPC 11238(a) states in part:
“(a) The purchase contract entered into by any person who has made an offer to purchase a time-share interest or interests, any incidental benefit, made on the same day or within seven calendar days after the person attended a sales presentation for a time-share interest, or any right under an exchange program, made on the same day or within seven calendar days after the person attended a sales presentation for a time-share interest, shall be voidable by the purchaser, without penalty, within seven calendar days, or a longer period as provided in the contract, after the receipt of the public report or the execution of the purchase contract, whichever is later.
(1) The purchase contract for the time-share interest shall provide notice of the seven-day cancellation period, together with the name and mailing address to which any notice of cancellation shall be delivered.”
File a consumer complaint
- File a California complaint against a timeshare here.
- File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission here.
California timeshare law
Read California’s timeshare laws here (California Code 11210 to 11288).