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richardw235 states / asks: >> WE HAVE DECIDED TO LET OUR DEEDED UNIT GO BY NOT PAYING NEXT YEAR'S FEES WHEN THEY ARE PRESENTED TO US. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW WHAT THE RESORT CAN COME AFTER,FOR THE UNIT IS PAID FOR AND IF IT WAS OUR HOME AND WE DID NOT PAY OUR TAXES, THE COUNTY COULD ONLY TAKE OUR HOME, FOR THAT IS WHAT THE TAXES ARE APPLIED TO. WE NEED SOME GOOD ADVICE FROM SOMEONE THAT KNOWS ABOUT THE LAWS IN POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA. THANKS TO WHOEVER CAN HELP US A RETIRED 70 YEAR OLD COUPLE.<< --------------------------------------------- Your (unidentified) resort MIGHT voluntarily "take bacK" the deed to your ownership --- call them directly to find out. Statistically, that is NOT very likely however, since that would just leave the resort with owning a week on which no maintenance fees will be paid until resold and resale might be easier said than done (by you OR them). Most resorts will not promptly initiate foreclosure in response to unpaid maintenance fee bills, since foreclosure still just ultimately results in the the resort owning something they don't want back anyhow --- and they have to pay legal costs to accomplish the foreclosure in the first place. That's a "lose / lose" situation for the resort. What most resorts do instead is just turn the account over to a collection agency, which will then hound you to pay your maintenance fee bills. Those bills are your legal responsibility as long as you are the owners of record. As in any other unpaid debt, liens can be filed against any other owned (titled) property to try to force payment, or just block the sale of that other asset unless the lien debt is resolved and satisfied FIRST. As an alternative to just ignoring a financial and legal responsibility, I recommend that you contact non-proft outfits like Donate For a Cause, or the Florida Veteran's Association to see if they will accept your particular timeshare week as a donation. Know in advance, however, that they very well might NOT accept it (even for free) since it's of no use or value to them at all unless they can sell it and generate some cash for their cause. Some resorts / weeks just simply have no market value whatsoever, particularlry in weak economic times. However, submitting a donation request / evaluation doesn't actually cost you a penny, so it behooves you to at least inquire. Don't get all starry eyed about the tax deduction benefits of such a donation, however --- those benefits are actually quite small in reality. Just think it of it as a possible avenue by which to get rid of your timeshare promptly, legally and permanently. Be aware in advance that a timeshare account cannot have ANY associated unpaid bills if there is going to be ANY chance of its acceptance as a donation. Obviously, no charity anywhere on the planet is looking to voluntarily take on someone else's debts....