Original Message:
Hypothetical way of getting rid of your timeshare (by Tracey S.):
I believe transferring a ts to someone you "know" has no intention of paying ongoing MF's would be considered fraud. Someone would of course have to prove that you transferred the deed to someone with no intention of meeting the obligations. To fight this many HOA's are instituting high transfer cost and in some cases requiring 1-3 years of prepaid MF's in order to transfer a unit. This may not be entirely legal on the part of the HOA but again it may require legal action to get it overturned. Unfortunately the HOA especially ones run by DNC organizations have more money to spend on legal actions than most owners and DNC will just pass any legal cost on to the remaining owners.