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§ 44-3-172. Contents of Public Offering Statement

A public offering statement must be provided to each purchaser of a time-share interval. Prospective purchasers receiving a copy of the public offering statement shall sign a statement acknowledging receipt of the public offering statement and such receipt shall be kept at the principal office of the developer for three years from the date of […]

§ 44-3-173. Annual Reports Filed by Exchange Companies and Multilocation Developers

An exchange company whose exchange program is offered to purchasers in connection with the offer or disposition of time-share intervals in this state shall, on or before July 1 of each year, file with the secretary of the association for the time-share program in which the time-share intervals are offered or disposed, the information required […]

§ 44-3-174. Public Offering Statement Provided to Purchasers; Cancellation of Sales Agreement by Purchaser or Developer; Statement Acknowledging Receipt

Before transfer of a time-share interval and no later than the date of any sales agreement, the developer shall provide the intended transferee with a copy of the public offering statement and any amendments and supplements thereto. The sales agreement is voidable by the purchaser for seven days, Sundays and holidays excepted, after receipt of […]

§ 44-3-175. Funds Required to Be Escrowed by Developer; Exceptions; Escrow Agents

A developer of a time-share program shall: Deposit with an escrow agent 100 percent of all funds which are received during the seven-day cancellation period provided for in this article. The deposit of such funds shall be evidenced by an executed escrow agreement between the escrow agent and the developer, the provisions of which shall […]

§ 44-3-176. Payments Received by Developer on Uncompleted Projects to Be Escrowed

If a developer enters into a sales agreement to sell a time-share interval and the construction, furnishing, and landscaping of the time-share project have not been substantially completed in accordance with the representations made by the developer in the disclosures required by this article, the developer shall deposit with an escrow agent all payments received […]

§ 44-3-178. Exceptions to Public Offering Statement Requirement Under This Article

In lieu of the public offering statement required by this article, the developer may give prospective purchasers a public offering statement or similar disclosure document which meets the requirements of the Federal Securities and Exchange Act of 1933 or, if the time-share project is located in another state, a public offering statement or similar disclosure […]

§ 44-3-179. Updating Public Offering Statement Required

The developer shall immediately amend or supplement the public offering statement to report any material change in the information required by Code Section 44-3-172. As to any exchange program, the developer shall use the current written materials that are supplied to it for distribution to the time-share interval owners as it is received. History. Code […]

§ 44-3-180. Purchase of Interval Is Free of Liens Affecting That Interval; Exceptions

Unless the purchaser expressly agrees in the sales agreement to accept such purchaser’s interest subject to a lien or by assuming a lien prior to transferring a time-share interval other than by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the developer shall record or furnish to the purchaser releases of all liens affecting that time-share interval or […]

§ 44-3-181. Transfer of Developer’s Entire Interest

The developer shall not sell, lease, assign, or otherwise transfer the entire interest of the developer, other than as a transfer of a time-share interval in the normal course of marketing, in the time-share program or the accommodations or facilities to a third party when such a sale, lease, assignment, or other transfer substantially affects […]

§ 44-3-182. Financial and Other Records of Time-Share Project Association or Managing Agent

The person or entity responsible for making or collecting common expense assessments or maintenance assessments shall keep detailed financial records and shall keep said funds in a designated trust account. All financial and other records shall be made reasonably available for examination by any time-share interval owner in the program, by the time-share program’s association, […]

§ 44-3-183. Remedy for Violation of Article; Punitive Damages; Attorney’s Fees

If a developer or any other person subject to this article violates any provision of this article or any provision of the project instruments, any person or class of persons adversely affected by the violation has a claim for appropriate relief. Punitive damages may be awarded for a willful violation of this article. The court […]

§ 44-3-184. Limitation of Actions

A judicial proceeding where the accuracy of the public offering statement or validity of any sales agreement is an issue and a rescission of the sales agreement is sought or damages are sought must be commenced within one year after the date upon which the last of the events described in paragraphs (1) through (3) […]