Robo-Daddy 3000
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 3, 2007
The example given by DVC about the use of a website only muddies the policy in my eyes since there are many businesses , the DIS included, who support renting with a website (also included in that group are DRC and RCI among many others).
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What is "muddy" about David maintaining a website offering vacation point rental for profit? Its funny that you say it muddies the policy. To me it makes the policy crystal clear and I'm sure that DVC included to clarify their policy and not to make things muddier.
The example that DVC provided in the planner is quite telling and it fits David. David is a Member. He maintains a website offering rental of Vacation Points. And it is being done for a commercial purpose. There is no distinction in the planner regarding whether or not he is renting his points or someone elses points. That is a non-issue.
If David was operating in the US, my feeling is that he would have been shut down. In my eyes, he is not a legitimate business that the DIS should distance themselves from him. But it is your choice. And you have chosen to accept money from him. Does he pay in US currency or Canadien dollars? Either way, its money and money talks! I think that Davids sponsor dollars here on the DIS is what muddies the picture. Money does that.
The example provided in the planner- which you discount-plainly details what DVC considers to be commercial activity. The illustration supplied by DVC in the planner screams David Vacation Rentals! Why do you think they included that example in the planner anyway? I'd say that David is the prime reason why that example is included!
Maybe the DIS shouldn't have a rental board. After all ,you can't have a simple chair swap on the DIS anymore so why should you be involved in rentals? Of course, if David wanted to expand his "I'm in Canada so you can't touch me business"- he could start offering to match up people and chairs for their vacations. I would imagine the DIS would have no problem with that, right? David, are you listening?
David uses the his individual membership to run his for-profit business. Without being a member he couldn't run his business. He needs a membership number to call MS and get availability info from MS so that he can run his business. That is an abuse of his membership.
From the POS:
"Commercial Purpose" shall include a pattern of rental activity by a Cotenant that the Association, in it's reasonable discretion, could conclude constitutes a commercial enterprise or practice.
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I think that DVC could conclude that David is conducting a commercial enterprise. Are saying that David is not conducting a commercial enterprise?
Of course he is, and he is in violation of the POS and his membership should be terminated. Renting for Commerical purposes is expressly prohibited. David is doing that. I believe he is in violation.
I can only write to DVC with my concernss and I would encourage others to do the same. I mean I suppose that I could go to the Association meeting in December and ask directly about this situation. I wasn't planning on going but it might worth to see what kind of answer I get. Or perhaps someone can ask for me if I can't make it. Do you ever ask questions at these meetings, Doc?