South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 651

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Elliott, Campbell, Cromer, Land and Leatherman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20245sd09.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 31, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Vacation time-share

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/31/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   3/31/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
   4/16/2009  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Ford, Massey, 
                        S.Martin, Mulvaney

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3/31/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 27-32-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON OWNING AN INTEREST IN A VACATION TIME-SHARING OWNERSHIP PLAN OR A VACATION TIME-SHARING LEASE PLAN MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS TO RESERVE OR CONFIRM HIS USE OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS OR FACILITIES TO WHICH HE IS ENTITLED TO USE DURING HIS UNIT WEEK, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIME PERIODS WHEN THESE RESERVATIONS MUST BE ACCEPTED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ACCOMMODATIONS OR FACILITIES HE IS ENTITLED TO USE AT HIS OPTION MUST BE THE SAME ACCOMMODATIONS OR FACILITIES HIS VACATION TIME-SHARING PLAN CONTRACT REQUIRES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 32, Title 27 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 27-32-45.    A person owning an interest in a vacation time-sharing ownership plan or a vacation time-sharing lease plan must be given the opportunity for a period of at least seven consecutive days during normal business hours to reserve or confirm his use of the accommodations or facilities to which he is entitled to use during his unit week or other period of time. This opportunity to reserve the use must occur no earlier than twelve months before his scheduled unit week or other period and no later than one month before his scheduled unit week or other period. The accommodations or facilities he is entitled to use at his option must be the same accommodations or facilities his vacation time-sharing plan contract requires unless the purchaser desires to use another unit or facility which is available at that time.

Failure to comply with the provisions of this section by a seller, his agents, or a successor in interest is considered a violation of this chapter."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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