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Nope... (by KC):

iank29 wrote:

Is there any reason an owner can't deed away a free and clear timeshare to a 3rd party (person or company), notify the resort of the transfer (and pay the transfer fee) and simply be done with the timeshare?

The owner never signed a contract with anyone, just bought the timeshare years ago on eBay for cash. So, once it's out of the owner's name, the resort has no ability to come after the (now prior) owner for anything, right?

If this is correct, and my understanding of the law (in California at least) is that it is, does anyone know of a company that the owner can deed the timeshare to?

The individual state involved doesn't matter one bit. You can NEVER just unilaterally deed a timeshare over to an unknowing, unwilling person or entity (...and if you try to do so, you clearly commit fraud). There must always be overt, willful ACCEPTANCE of the transfer.

Timeshare ownership, by definition, carries its' own inherent legal obligations, with or without there ever having been a "signed contract" per se (for specific example, there are rarely any "signed contracts" executed in privately conducted resales). Once you own a timeshare by valid, recorded deed you simultaneously inherit ALL of the legal obligations associated therewith, like it or not.

You may have to GIVE the timeshare away. You may even have to offer to pay all of the closing costs yourself in order to do so, but "walking away" (or commiting fraud by false deed) are really not wise or realistic options. Foreclosure and a significant "credit report ding" are the inevitable consequences of doing nothing at all. Criminal prosecution is a real possibility for initiating and recording a fraudulent deed. Be smart and don't get yourself "jammed up"...