hi d.bub !
you are not alone & we have similar circumstances in that we
brought 3 blt contracts for our children too.
yes, i think dvc need to progress with specific rules to balance
the differences in the home resort....& they need to address
some other issues they have been ignoring , like renting.
most chose a side like pro vs con....but i think dvc simply
are trying to be neutral. in the beginning with dvc being a
smaller club with just a few resorts ...that work but now &
the growing numbers should be getting some attention.
that and decrease sales & the % renting vs their cash
resorts.
for ex. , if you was a ssr or okw owner, then the problem
you encountered with cancelling wouldn't have the same
negative outcome. i know we never plan on ever using our
blt points @ those resorts. has nothing to do with
the resorts but location..& the fact we go to disney to
do the parks.
quality assurance should include provisions that benefit all
owners over renters & any trade in. also there need to be
a limiting of the "perks" from owners working inside.
they don't need a complete set of restrictions, liked
separating resales vs direct...just tweaking the system
to address each resort with their owners' needs. so it
could accomplished both "groups"~ to keep the attractions
strong. to me , it 's common sense how they can
work around the 2 main groups....direct /resales with
parks perks. why they are not is puzzling.
some mentioned legal issues...on what they can /can't
do.... but dvc isn't a standard timeshares & dvc options
are endless-- on what they could do for direct over resales...
everything from bonus fast passes, to special dinning
rules, to whatever .....none will effect resales except
push those that can afford it ,toward direct.
nothing prefect, but the thing you mentioned above is
why we chose a sept uy, giving us the best chance @
our home resort if we had to cx..( based on the trends
i read here). so far we've been lucky. but i don't like
relying on luck.
also with the directions they have been going, i can see
dvc breaking away from trading with rci esp. since
they have parks around the world. as for "pure" dvc owners,
i haven't seen any thing good....just a wasted benefit
to us that cost us more in dues.
like in your situation , i think a family death should have
given you the right to relocated a renter or a trader ,
to okw & your family to your home resort.