sndral
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2008
Much as we learned that over 20 rentals was presumed to be commercial, those exceeding that number were sent letters & posted on SM about them.Fascinating. I wonder if this is just precautionary or if they really mean to reinforce it. How would we even know?
I don’t expect any overt action until they amend the POS for all resorts & it’s possible they won’t. The cabins are a small DVC resort likely to have a devoted fan base & are a new ownership model, so maybe DVC has unique availability concerns w/ that resort.
But, if DVC is serious & this ultimately is applied to all resorts, here’s how it could play out.
I’d expect it to start with cease & desist letters to websites involved in facilitating rentals such as the board sponsor, David’s, other rental sites, & fan sites w/ a rental component such as Facebook groups, possibly DIS. Followed by seeking injunctive relief against those who don’t comply.
I’d bet DVC already has some targets ID’ed, like folks buying, stripping, & flipping contracts. Those folks will likely find their accounts frozen.
They’ve made it clear from the language used that they’ll be scrutinizing reservations made in non owners names. I wonder if they’ll walk back the informal 20 threshold to a lower number. At whatever number the threshold is, individual owners exceeding it will likely get inquiries & if the explanations aren’t satisfactory accounts frozen, & reservations cancelled.
A pattern of changing the lead guest (which is necessary when renting confirmed reservations) might likewise trigger an inquiry & a cancellation.