Timeshare company sued
YORK — 465 timeshare owners have joined in a single lawsuit against Colonial Crossings off Lightfoot Road seeking $30 million for being misled about a nonexistent water park.
The developer, Land’Or of Williamsburg, is listed as a defendant along with the timeshare homeowners association.
Land’Or touted an indoor water park called “Cascade Taverns” in the spirit of Great Wolf Lodge. It was supposed to span 22,000 square feet and feature six heated indoor and outdoor pools when done by 2007.
According to the lawsuit, not only has no water park been constructed, but the park was never included in original site plans. Nor was any application filed with York County to get approval for a water park.
“Nevertheless, in 2005 the defendants began to market and sell time-share property... promising... prospective buyers that Cascade Taverns Water Park was the central theme... and the main reason to purchase timeshare property there,” the lawsuit states.
To further entice buyers, the developer offered free single-day water tube passes, 50% off unlimited access, and year-round access to the water park even if they were not staying at the resort.
The pitch continues to this day.
Those who purchased a timeshare in 2009 were promised that the water park would be fully operational in two years. The same promise of “within two years” is still being made, according to the suit.
Besides restitution, the plaintiffs are seeking to have their timeshare contracts voided.
They claim they have spent millions collectively on down payments, monthly payments, quarterly maintenance fees and interest “for a water park that doesn’t exist.”
What’s more, “The defendants are harassing the plaintiffs with daily phone calls when plaintiffs refuse to pay for a water park that they were promised and does not exist,” the lawsuit states.
Colonial Crossings asserts that the water park is not specifically identified in contracts signed by the buyers. The water park would instead fall under the generic mention of “amenities,” and the document reserved the right to “discontinue any amenity.” On the website, the water park is among a list of “proposed” amenities.
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