Wisconsin
Wisconsin timeshare law falls under statute 707 in their property section Time-share ownership . Right from the start of the statute Wisconsin law protects consumers. It treats timeshares not only as property, but also and more likely as a contract. Expanding timeshares to include contracts give the consumer much more protection than and rights in just real property.
Consumer Protections
While there are several defenses to contracts that are not available in property law. Wisconsin focuses on some of these defenses in its statute, but likely most all contract defenses would be available. Most notably is the unconscionable defense that they list right in opening section of the law. Wisconsin creates an unconscionable contract defense. If the contract is so unreasonable that it could not possibly be enforced (which timeshares often are considering their negative value) the court can essentially void the contract. Making it unenforceable. They can also do this for specific provisions of the contract, like if an interest rate on a mortgage is obscene the courts can choose to remove that provision while keeping the contract intact.
Rescission Period: 5 Day
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