§ 18-14-306 — Provisions for management and operation of time-share use plans

The time-share instruments for a time-share use plan containing accommodations offered in this state shall prescribe reasonable arrangements for the management and operation of the time-share plan and for the maintenance, repair, and furnishing of accommodations including: (1) Standards and procedures for upkeep, repair, and interior furnishing of accommodations and for maid, cleaning, linen, and similar services to the accommodations during use periods; (2) Adoption of standards and rules of conduct governing the use and occupancy of accommodations by owners; (3) Payment of the costs and expenses of operating the time-share plan and owning and maintaining the accommodations; (4) Selection of a managing agent; (5) Preparation and dissemination to owners of an annual budget, operating statements, and other financial information concerning the time-share plan or time-share property; (6) Procedures for establishing the rights of owners to the use of accommodations by prearrangement or under a first-reserved, first-served priority system; (7) Organization of a management advisory board consisting of time-share use owners, including an enumeration of rights and responsibilities of the board; (8) Procedures for imposing and collecting assessments or use fees from time-share use owners as necessary to defray costs of management of the time-share plan and providing materials and services to the accommodations; (9) Comprehensive general liability insurance for death, bodily injury, and property damage arising out of, or in connection with, the use of accommodations by time-share use owners, their guests, and other users; (10) Methods for providing compensating use periods or monetary compensation to an owner if an accommodation cannot be made available for the period to which the owner is entitled by schedule or by a confirmed reservation; and (11) (A) Procedures for imposing a monetary penalty or suspension of an owner's rights and privileges in the time-share plan for failure of the owner to comply with the time-share instruments or the rules established by the developer concerning the use of the accommodations. (B) The owner shall be given notice and the opportunity to refute or explain the charges, in person or in writing, to the management advisory board before a decision to impose discipline is rendered.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2013, No. 710,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1983, No. 294, Art. 2, § 2-106; A.S.A. 1947, § 50-1313.