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| SHOULD VACATION FRACTIONAL OWNERS BE ALLOWED TO SELL THEIR SHARES OF THE VACATION HOME? |
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© March 16, 2007 by D. Andrew Sirkin.
Any reproduction or use of this document or any part of its content
requires the written consent of the author. Mr. Sirkin is chief attorney for Paris Pied-à-Terre Fractional Ownership. Contact Mr. Sirkin at
dasirkin@earthlink.net, or visit www.andysirkin.com
Those who purchase a vacation home with friends or family are often concerned that allowing co- owners to re-sell their shares will cause incompatible or unqualified co-owners to enter the group. But prohibiting individual re-sales, or requiring unanimous consent for them (which is really the same thing), may mean that there is no way for a co-owner to exit the group without selling his/her interest to another co-owner. The problem with this situation is that no other co-owner may be interested in purchasing an additional share. Moreover, even if another co-owner or group of co-owners is willing to purchase, there is little incentive for them to pay fair market price since the seller has no choice but to take whatever is offered. (Requiring that the price be based on an appraisal will not be helpful if the effect is to dissuade the other co-owners from purchasing.)
An important thing to keep in mind when considering this issue is that personalities change, and lives change, in ways that no one expects or can predict, and it is inevitable that people will need or want to leave the group over time. Examine the issue both from the perspective of someone who might be forced to accept a new co-owner, and from the perspective of someone who might need to sell because of financial difficulties or illness. Also remember that it generally hurts the group dynamic, and makes decision making and management much more difficult, to force someone to stay in the group when he/she needs or wants to leave.
I strongly recommend that individual re-sales be allowed, subject to restrictions intended to protect the group from incompatible or unqualified buyers. These protections typically include rights of first refusal (the right of one or more of the existing co-owners to purchase the seller’s interest at market price) and rights of rejection (the right of the other co-owners to reject a proposed buyer if they can articulate a reasonable basis for rejection).
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