Original Message:
Fraud has very clear and specific legal meaning... (by KC):
emmac27 wrote:isn't it "fraud" when the children of dead owners are effectively held responsible for the maintenance & taxes of timeshares they inherited, but didn't want?
In a single word --- no. In two words, absolutely not.
Fraud, by definition, has very specific legal meaning. Fraud involves a knowing, willful overt act of deceit, initiated in an attempt or effort to unlawfully achieve some form of personal or financial gain or advantage.