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Re: death and timeshares

[b]Dave M Moderator TUG Lifetime Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 16, 04 Location: Sun City Hilton Head, SC Posts: 11,305 I agree with John's response. One of two situations exists. 1) The estate was not properly closed and the estate still owns the timeshare, making the executor responsible for properly transferring the timeshare. If the executor allowed other assets to be distributed, the executor likely has responsibility for those MFs. 2). The estate was properly closed out with the timeshare transferred to an heir. If that's what happened, the heir is responsible for the MFs, even though the name on the title hasn't been changed. To just stop paying fees invites the resort to start a collection action, a process that could be very expensive for whoever is responsible for the fees, especially since the legal documents for most timeshare homeowner associations allow the resort to collect the fees associated with the collection effort, including attorney fees and court costs, if any.[/b]