Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) No person
shall dispose of any timeshare interest in a registered timeshare plan unless
he or she delivers a current public offering statement and affords the
purchaser a reasonable opportunity to read the same before the purchaser signs
the contract or purchase agreement.
1. In all
cases where a New Jersey purchaser has not had contact with an authorized New
Jersey broker, registrants shall maintain the signed and dated receipt for the
New Jersey public offering statement and a copy of the contract which the New
Jersey purchaser signed for a period of seven years.
(b) The public offering statement shall
disclose fully and accurately the characteristics of the timeshare plan offered
and shall make known to prospective purchasers all unusual and material
circumstances and features affecting the timeshare plan. The public offering
statement shall be in clear and concise language and combine simplicity and
accuracy in order to fully advise purchasers of their rights, privileges,
obligations and restrictions.
1. The public
offering statement shall be in a form authorized by the Commission. No change
in form shall be made without the consent of the Commission.
2. The Commission may require an applicant to
alter or amend the proposed public offering statement in order to assure full
and fair disclosure to prospective purchasers.
3. A public offering statement shall not be
deemed current unless it contains all amendments approved by the
Commission.
4. Applicants and
registrants shall report to the Commission any material change, as defined in
N.J.A.C. 11:5-9A.5, in the information
contained in any proposed or approved public offering statement in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 45:15-16.6 0b(1) and shall simultaneously submit a request for
approval of the appropriate amendments.
5. The Commission shall process and review
requests for amendments to public offering statements in accordance with the
standards and procedures established in N.J.A.C. 11:5-9A.5.
6. The public offering statement shall not be
used for any promotional purposes before registration of the project, and
thereafter only if used in its entirety.
7. No public offering statement shall
indicate, and no person shall represent or imply, that the Commission approves
the merits of, or recommends the purchase of, an interest in the properties
described in the offering.
8. Prior
to distributing a public offering statement as required under the Act in a
language other than English, registrants who advertise in a language other than
English shall file with the Commission copies of the public offering statement
approved by the Commission printed in both English and in the language in which
the advertising appears. The filing shall be accompanied by a certification
attesting to the accuracy of the translation of the text of the public offering
statement. The certification shall be in a form as specified by the Commission
and signed by an authorized representative of the registrant and a qualified
translator.
9. The public offering
statement shall contain a statement, printed in 10 point type or larger and
conspicuously located, indicating that within seven days after receipt of the
public offering statement or execution of the purchase contract, whichever is
later, a purchaser may cancel any purchase contract for a timeshare interest
from the developer. The statement shall also contain the name and street
address to which the purchaser shall mail any notice of cancellation. If by
agreement of the parties in the contract, and/or if local law in the
jurisdiction where the timeshare interest is located provides for a
cancellation period of greater than seven days, then the longer cancellation
period shall apply and the public offering statement shall so state.
10. All public offering statements shall
contain a glossary defining the key terms in the offering statement and
timeshare plan. This glossary shall be located prior to the narrative portion
of the offering statement.
11. The
following documents, if applicable, shall be contained in the public offering
statement or simultaneously provided to the purchaser:
i. The timeshare instrument;
ii. The association articles of
incorporation;
iii. The association
bylaws;
iv. The association
rules;
v. Copies of any leases or
contracts, excluding the purchase contract and loan documents, required to be
signed by the purchaser;
vi. The
actual or estimated operating budget for the timeshare plan containing the
information required under N.J.S.A. 45:15-16.59(b)13, and the schedule of
purchaser's expenses;
vii. The form
of any applicable agreement for the escrow of ad valorum tax escrow
payments;
viii. Documents detailing
the procedures and methods by which a purchaser's use and access to the
accommodations is scheduled; and
ix. For accommodations located in New Jersey,
all documentation required to be given to purchasers under the New Jersey
Condominium Act,
N.J.S.A. 46:8B-1 et seq., and any other
laws governing the transfer of interests in real property, including interests
in common interest ownership communities in New Jersey.
12. A signed and dated receipt for the public
offering statement and required documents shall be maintained by the developer,
along with an executed copy of the purchaser contract for a period of seven
years. If the documents are delivered in an alternative format as permitted
under N.J.S.A. 45:15-16.59(a), a signed receipt evidencing the purchaser's
acceptance of the documents in the alternative format, shall also be maintained
by the developer.