Fathers death and responsibility for timeshare?

[CalGalTraveler]

@Blue sea's Please report back on how this goes with Westgate foreclosure so we can update our stats above and pay it forward to others who are in a similar situation.

Good luck. Soon this will be one less thing to worry about.

 

[bbakernbay]

Absolutely let them foreclose. We live in Canada and told our timeshare in Florida that for several reasons we were not going to continue to pay our M Fees. They wanted $300 to have us deed it back but we refused to pay. They proceeded with foreclosure for our unit week and about 50 other owners and less than 3 months later the week was no longer ours and now owned by HOA After Court approved.

 

[theo]

I must take strong exception to some of the "advice" offered within this thread. It is clear that if "Mum" was named on the original deed and no post-divorce action was subsequently initiated after the divorce, then "Mum" remains now as sole owner of record.

That being said, I see no problem at all here. "Mum" is in the UK and Wastegate has no contact info for her; do not change that. Forget about involving a solicitor / lawyer in any way and do not contact Wastegate by any means at any time for any reason.

Ultimately, there will be a (invisible to and completely painless for "Mum") foreclosure, which will create absolutely no further issues or consequences or concerns for her. Very easy and no cause for worry. Tell Mum to have a cuppa tea and just forget all about this.

 

[silentg]

I must take strong exception to some of the "advice" offered above. It is abundantly clear that if "Mum" was named on the original deed and no post-divorce action was subsequently initiated after the divorce, then "Mum" remains now as sole owner of record.

That being said, I see no problem at all here. "Mum" is in the UK. Wastegate has no contact info for her (please do not change that). Forget about involving a solicitor / lawyer in any way and do not contact Wastegate by any means at any time for any reason.

Ultimately, there will be a (invisible to and completely painless for "Mum") foreclosure, which will create absolutely no further issues or consequences or concerns for her. Very easy and no cause for worry. Tell Mum to have a cuppa tea and just forget all about this.

I agree with your advice Theo. I updated mine.

 

[jules54]

Don’t do anything. Tell your Mom it’s a timeshare not a home or credit card. It’s nothing in the big picture. No one has contacted your Mom directly so really she heard nothing. IMO just leave it be. The timeshare is worth 0 and should not be a problem for your Mom. Contact no one. I wouldn’t even talk to your step mom about it. Ignore it.

 

[bankr63]

The only other advice I would add is to take a look at what is actually recorded on the deed at this time. Most counties in Florida have their registries online. With a few basic details you should be able to find out what the registered deed currently contains. I have looked up both our Florida deeds online (Orange and Osceola) with little effort, and no one knows you looked. I know the solicitor said she was recorded, but that does not make it so.