We received a response to our request in the form of an email reiterating the resort's stance on imposing resort fees to exchange weeks.
No documents such as minutes, or resolutions were provided.
We've been told this has always been the rule, but it was being waived.
No mention of when the waiver began, just that it is no longer being waived.
Our response can be found below:
We've seen feedback in the Facebook Group about the implementation of resort fees on Grandview owners who book using RCI.
It has been long accepted, by management, owners, and resort operations, that Grandview owners do not pay resort fees for their use of the property.
We believe the Bylaws, as written support this stance.
Following the buyout of Daily Management, The Berkley Group, and other Grandview affiliated entities by Vacatia, we've seen a shift in this policy.
We have initiated contact with resort operations to get clarity on this change. The initial response was that any use of the resort outside the designated timeshare ownership would incur a resort fee.
We asked for clarity:
1) Can you provide the reference in the Bylaws or Covenants that permit a fee to be charged to owners for their usage of the common areas?
2) If it's not in the governing documents, can you provide a copy of the board resolution or minutes where a charging policy was adopted, including an individual record of votes by board members on the matter?
3) Can you confirm the manner in which owners were notified that they would be charged a resort fee for common area usage outside of their home week?
We have not yet heard a response, after a 2nd follow up.
The Collective is having discussion amongst owners regarding further action including civil courts or the Attorney General under NRS 82.
As with all membership organizations, participation and engagement of members is the key to protecting and preserving the rights of non-developer members.
Our review of the budget seems to indicate that resort fees collected can lower maintenance fees for all members.
Our belief is that Vacatia, a multi-million dollar corporation, their subsidiaries and agents are using resort fees to subsidize their own maintenance fees at the expense of other members who actually use the property. Which in turn, doesnt lower maintenance fees for all members, but it does lower operating costs for the Vacatia, who rents Grandview units to the general public at excessively low rates.
Our best defense is to engage members and meet quorum for voting at the annual meetings. Quorum is a direct threat to the tactics developers use to disenfranchise owners.
Management has insisted for years that the owners fail to meet quorum, which invalidates our ability to vote in new directors, and handle other business as a group
We've created a google form to collect contact information of members.
This will streamline communication and assist with achieving a proxy for voting and other matters related to the the bylaws and covenants.
