The Fountains Timeshare on International Drive: Getting Out of a Bluegreen Orlando Contract Under Florida Law

The Fountains covers 54 acres along Lake Eve at 12400 South International Drive in Orlando. It's about three miles from SeaWorld and a short drive from Disney Springs and the Orange County Convention Center. It's a Bluegreen Vacations resort, and it has one trait that changes the math for owners: you don't have to own anything to stay there.

The cost-per-night test

The Fountains is also sold as an ordinary hotel stay. It shows up on mainstream booking sites as part of Choice Hotels' Ascend Collection, so a public price for your unit type and your week is a search away. That makes a simple check possible, and it takes about ten minutes:



1. Add up what you've paid over the last three years: maintenance fees, special assessments, and any loan payment if you're still financing.
2. Divide by the number of nights you actually stayed. An unused week counts as zero nights, and it drags the average up fast.
3. Price the same unit type for the same week on a public booking site.

If your per-night cost beats the public rate, ownership is working for you. If it doesn't, you're paying a premium for the right to stay somewhere you could book on a whim. Most owners who run this test for the first time are surprised by the answer, and it's a better basis for a decision than anything said in a sales room. Our timeshare vs. renting breakdown goes through the same logic across a full ten years.

What Florida gives you in the first ten days

Florida's Vacation Plan and Timesharing Act is Chapter 721 of the Florida Statutes, and Section 721.10 is the part that matters right after a purchase. You can cancel without penalty within 10 calendar days of signing or of receiving the last of the required documents, whichever comes later. The developer can't make you waive that right, and no closing is supposed to happen before the period runs out.

As everywhere, the right only works in writing. Send the notice the way the contract's cancellation paragraph tells you to, keep proof of mailing, and don't rely on a phone call to the sales center. If you're inside the window right now, stop reading and send the letter.

After day ten: who in Florida will pick up the phone

Florida has more regulatory help than most states, and it's worth knowing which door is which:

• The Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes sits inside the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. It takes timeshare complaints and lists mediation and arbitration among its services. Its contact page says all non-financial timeshare cases are assigned to the Orlando regional office, which is convenient if you own at The Fountains and live nearby.
• The Florida Attorney General's office takes complaints about deceptive timeshare sales and resales, and its timeshare consumer page has listed resale fraud as a top complaint category.
• The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services acts as the state's general consumer complaint clearinghouse.

None of these will automatically refund you or cancel your contract. What they do is create an official record and put your complaint in front of the people who regulate Bluegreen's Florida sales. If your presentation involved promises you can't find in the paperwork, write down who said what and when before you file.

Your realistic options past the cancellation window

There are three lanes, and they aren't interchangeable:

• Ask Bluegreen in writing whether any voluntary surrender or deed-back option is currently open for your contract type. Programs like this have come and gone, so don't assume yes or no. Whatever you hear on the phone, ask for it in writing.
• Hold it and control the cost. Renting the week or exchanging it through RCI or Interval International can soften a year's fees, but the obligation stays on your books. Owners searching for how to get out of a Hilton timeshare sometimes end up here too, since Hilton Grand Vacations bought Bluegreen in 2024. Your contract still names Bluegreen, so that's where the paperwork leads.
• A structured exit, which deals with the contract itself instead of waiting for a buyer. Resale is the lane most owners try first and the one that stalls most often, partly because of right of first refusal clauses and partly because marketplace listings rarely produce a buyer at any price. Our guide to cancelling Bluegreen, Wyndham and Marriott contracts covers the Bluegreen specifics.

Spotting the resale and exit pitches that cost money

Orlando owners get phone calls. A typical timeshare resale scam sounds like "we have a buyer at three times what you paid, send the closing costs." Chapter 721 has a section on consumer timeshare resellers that sets out required disclosures and gives you a cancellation right on resale advertising contracts. The number of days isn't consistent across the summaries I found, so read the statute against whatever you were handed rather than trusting anyone's paraphrase, mine included.

The same screening applies to any timeshare exit company that contacts you first. Large upfront fees, a guaranteed outcome, a guaranteed timeline, or advice to simply stop paying are all reasons to hang up. If you've been contacted about money you supposedly have coming from an old timeshare, read about the compensation scams that target former owners before you answer. And if skipping payments is tempting, here is what that actually triggers.

Bring three things to the call

Bring your contract, your most recent maintenance statement, and the cost-per-night number from the test above. With those, we can tell you which of the three lanes fits a Bluegreen interest in Florida and which ones aren't worth your time.

Call AxeMyTimeshare at (949) 731-6607 for a free consultation, or start at axemytimeshare.com. If you're still unsure what you hold, our points-system explainer is the place to begin.

Frequently Asked Questions

I live outside Florida. Does Florida's 10-day rule still apply to me?

Generally yes, because timeshare cancellation rights follow the state where the resort and sale are located, not where you live. Your contract's cancellation notice names the rule that applies, so check that paragraph against Section 721.10.

Can the state division get my money back?

Not on its own. It can take your complaint, review the developer's conduct, and offer mediation or arbitration, but it can't promise a refund or a release. Treat a complaint as a way to build a record and apply pressure, and expect to pair it with another route.

How long does leaving a timeshare take?

It varies with the contract and the route, and it usually takes months, not days. If someone quotes you a firm number of days for a full exit before reading your paperwork, treat that as a warning sign.