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We are walking away from the Bel Air timeshare. I believe that the only recourse Bel Air has is to file a bad credit report to credit agencies and your mother's credit could be dinged. If your mother is not seeking a new line of credit, then what does it matter? I would review your mother's contract to see if there is a clause that allows Bel Air to charge a special assessment. If not, then the special assessment is an extra maintenance fee which is illegal under the contract and a breach of contract. I would then send a complaint to the Better Business Bureau like we did and maybe Profeco. The more that we get this complaint out, the stronger our case. If Bel Air does file a negative credit rating against us who have been wronged, we can send this documentation that Bel Air has breached our contract to the credit rating agencies and if they agree, they will negate the negative credit rating. If your mother is uncomfortable with all this and wants a greater peace of mind, you can hire one of those companies that gets you out of timeshare contracts. Lester [Q=timp320] My mother owns 2 units with now-Bel Air Vacation Club Vallarta (formerly Club Playa del Sol) The maintenance fees have continued to go up every year-now over $2000/year. My mother has not used the timeshare in years and hasnt paid the fees in 2 years. I tried to get hold of someone to talk to to just surrender back the units but was told they don't have a sales office, they don't accept returned units, there is no one to talk to, and that the only option is to try and sell the units (through there authorized enity)! She was supposed to send me an email with that information but of course has not. My mother is elderly and on a fixed income and cannot afford to pay these ever increasing fees/past due fees. I am thinking to just tell my mother to not pay anything and see what they do. Of the folks who have followed this course, has Bel Air actually gone after you via collections or foreclosure? DO you have any other insights?[/Q]