Well they are wrong as that document you are linking references that is is subordinate to the governing documents ( 1st bolded clause)
And in the second bolded/italic clause clearly allows rentals ..... so your point is lost on me.
• You agree that any reservations made under your membership are solely for personal use andnot for commercial purposes, as required by governing documents for each DVC Resort,including but not limited to the Declaration of Condominium and Membership Agreement.DVCM reserves the right to interpret personal use and determine if reservations are booked forpersonal or commercial purposes in its sole discretion. Personal use may include enjoying thebenefits of a DVC Membership with family or allowing use of any reserved Vacation Home tofriends and family on occasion. Additionally, personal use means that the member does notregularly or frequently rent/sell reservations booked using their membership.
To add, the current governing document for commercial purpose is the 2011 policy
I do want to add one thing about my interpretation of the actions that DVC can take for reservations before you hit 20.
Since they have defined it one way in the policy, which is everything above 20, in order to enforce below 20, those additional metrics or rules to define commercial purpose another way are supposed to be in the governing documents somewhere.
They can definitely add more definitions to what constitutes a pattern because they have said they can and that the policy isn’t exclusive.
But, they are supposed to make those available to owners when asked for them if they want to do something outside the written offical policy.
What is ironic to me is that a quick update to the 2011 policy would do that…just add more examples or change the wording to state “ make as many reservations up to 20 reservations, as long as those reservations don’t appear to be for commercial purposes”
Pretty much the same wording used for transfers.
I get that some believe that they don’t have to update any offical policy or documents, but if they do decide to find someone in violation of the commercial purpose clause, and an owner wants an explanation of what “pattern of activity” was seen, DVC has to provide that to owner.
Of course, we know that DVC. can do things that may not be legal and force owners to fight them, but as I posted, my communication with them does not support they are looking to do that.
So far, there don’t seem to be reports anywhere that DVC has canceled anything.
The only hint that maybe owners were notified is the opening up of some fall inventory.
... Because it is actually the opposite. From that very document:
