I get the point you are trying make and it is technically accurate by the words written on the paper. It is not accurate in practice. Many people have posted in the past they have had this discussion with different brokers and they do not go after sellers that back out. It’s just not worth it. So if we want to post accurate information, I think it is more helpful to advise people of what is accurate in practice and not what the contract says. The contract gives a false sense of security that both sides have “skin in the game” when that isn’t really true in practice. In reality the broker will likely just move on and not work with that seller again. I have had a seller back out on me and have personally had this conversation myself with a broker. The policy that broker had was they don’t go after sellers in breach, they just won’t work with that seller again. And this was one of the big brokers often discussed around here.
And thinking someone is just going to pay the commission out the goodness of their heart after they have already shown to not honor their commitment is kind of comical to me.
Also, I’m not a Florida Timeshare Attorney (although I am an attorney) but I did quickly peruse timeshare laws (albeit a quick skim) and I didn’t see anything in there about prohibiting a requirement for the seller to put up a deposit, which leads me to believe it is more a business decision made to compete with other resale brokers. But again, since we are worried about being accurate, I only skimmed the law quickly so I can’t say that it is actually allowed.