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Timeshare deed advice

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Mphhammer2000

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Looking for some advice. My in laws own a deeded time share at Massanutten in Virginia.. it’s paid off but they have annual maintenance fees. I just found out that about 15 years ago my wife was added to the deed to “make it easier” for her to use the time share. My in-laws are aging I don’t won’t to get stuck with this when they are gone. I assume since she is now on the deed with them she would become responsible. Since there is no loan on this is it possible or complicated to have her name removed from the deed?
 
Mphhammer2000 said:
Looking for some advice. My in laws own a deeded time share at Massanutten in Virginia.. it’s paid off but they have annual maintenance fees. I just found out that about 15 years ago my wife was added to the deed to “make it easier” for her to use the time share. My in-laws are aging I don’t won’t to get stuck with this when they are gone. I assume since she is now on the deed with them she would become responsible. Since there is no loan on this is it possible or complicated to have her name removed from the deed?
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Once a deed is recorded it is a permanent record that cannot be changed, and nothing can be removed from it (absent legal grounds for reformation.) However, the 3 of them could execute and record a new deed naming only 1 or both parents as the transferee. This would in essence remove her ownership from the property by transferring her ownership to them. I do not know about this particular TS or if they would object to "removing" an owner from the account, though doubt they have any legal grounds to do so.

Check out LTtransfers.com, who can assist with this.

They should also update any wills/trust to assure that this property is disclaimed from any transfer to her.
 
Mphhammer2000 said:
Looking for some advice. My in laws own a deeded time share at Massanutten in Virginia.. it’s paid off but they have annual maintenance fees. I just found out that about 15 years ago my wife was added to the deed to “make it easier” for her to use the time share. My in-laws are aging I don’t won’t to get stuck with this when they are gone. I assume since she is now on the deed with them she would become responsible. Since there is no loan on this is it possible or complicated to have her name removed from the deed?
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A new deed would have to be prepared and recorded, with all of the current owners of record named on the deed signing (notarized signatures required) the new deed as "grantors", but subtracting your wife from among the new "grantees". *IF* all parties involved are agreeable, available and cooperative, a capable outfit like LT Transfers could very easily complete this entire process for you, including preparing and recording the new deed minus your wife, for somewhere around $300.

Worth pursuing, since if your wife is named on the current deed, she is a already a co-owner, equally responsible with all named others, now and in the future. Good luck.
 
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have you verified the deed to see your wife is on it vs just being added as an owner at the resort?
 
TUGBrian said:
have you verified the deed to see your wife is on it vs just being added as an owner at the resort?
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Very good point. The current recorded deed is a public record and can easily be retrieved and viewed on line to check that out, at no cost, in the official records of the County Clerk (said official records can be found on the web site of the Clerk of the County in which the timeshare itself is located). With luck, maybe the wife name is only in the resort records as an authorized user, and not actually on the deed as a co-owner at all. Viewing the current recorded deed itself is really the only one way to find out...
 
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davidvel said:
Once a deed is recorded it is a permanent record that cannot be changed, and nothing can be removed from it (absent legal grounds for reformation.) However, the 3 of them could execute and record a new deed naming only 1 or both parents as the transferee. This would in essence remove her ownership from the property by transferring her ownership to them. I do not know about this particular TS or if they would object to "removing" an owner from the account, though doubt they have any legal grounds to do so.

Check out LTtransfers.com, who can assist with this.

They should also update any wills/trust to assure that this property is disclaimed from any transfer to her.
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Thank you I appreciate the insight. I’ll look into them. Needed a starting point and this seems to be it.
 
theo said:
Very good point. The current recorded deed is a public record and can easily be retrieved and viewed on line to check that out, at no cost, in the official records of the County Clerk (said official records can be found on the web site of the Clerk of the County in which the timeshare itself is located). With luck, maybe the wife name is only in the resort records as an authorized user, and not actually on the deed as a co-owner at all. Viewing the current recorded deed itself is really the only one way to find out...
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Thanks for the info. Glad to know I can get out of this. My wife feels like there is value with the time share. I’m concerned with an obligation that never expires and only increases in cost.
 
Mphhammer2000 said:
Thanks for the info. Glad to know I can get out of this. My wife feels like there is value with the time share. I’m concerned with an obligation that never expires and only increases in cost.
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you are correct
 
theo said:
A new deed would have to be prepared and recorded, with all of the current owners of record named on the deed signing (notarized signatures required) the new deed as "grantors", but subtracting your wife from among the new "grantees". *IF* all parties involved are agreeable, available and cooperative, a capable outfit like LT Transfers could very easily complete this entire process for you, including preparing and recording the new deed minus your wife, for somewhere around $300.

Worth pursuing, since if your wife is named on the current deed, she is a already a co-owner, equally responsible with all named others, now and in the future. Good luck.
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Great advice and spot on Theo! I am dealing with some clients who are divorced and it's getting nasty legally. We are taking the ex-wife off the deed, so that he can then figure out how to transfer it on his own.
 
It may only take a "quitclaim deed" that your wife signs-- instead of all owners signing. A quitclaim deed then gets recorded in the county of the timeshare-- this ends her interest in it. Talk to LTTransfers people. Some timeshare organizations also require their own additional "fee" for any changes to the ownership of record, but it sounds like that will be worth it.
 
We all love timeshare here on TUG. This is Timeshare Users' Group, not a "Get rid of your timeshare" group.

The specifics of what you own is important. Timeshares have value, and most don't go up each year by that much.
 
Jujube said:
It may only take a "quitclaim deed" that your wife signs-- instead of all owners signing. A quitclaim deed then gets recorded in the county of the timeshare-- this ends her interest in it. Talk to LTTransfers people. Some timeshare organizations also require their own additional "fee" for any changes to the ownership of record, but it sounds like that will be worth it.
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Thanks I’m going to reach out them some time this week.
 
rickandcindy23 said:
We all love timeshare here on TUG. This is Timeshare Users' Group, not a "Get rid of your timeshare" group.

The specifics of what you own is important. Timeshares have value, and most don't go up each year by that much.
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I get it and I’m not knocking timeshare ownership. This wasn’t something we wanted. At some point my wife was helping her parents manage theirs. They decided without realizing what that meant that it would be easier if she was listed on the account. In no way would I want to take ownership of it as it’s not something we would use and I also worry later in life when we are on more of a fixed income that it would be a burden we couldn’t get rid of. So this is not a get rid of your timeshare thread. Her parents are keeping it. We just don’t want to be part of it.
 
Jujube said:
It may only take a "quitclaim deed" that your wife signs-- instead of all owners signing. A quitclaim deed then gets recorded in the county of the timeshare-- this ends her interest in it. Talk to LTTransfers people. Some timeshare organizations also require their own additional "fee" for any changes to the ownership of record, but it sounds like that will be worth it.
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Only if they agree. You cannot unilaterally transfer your interest to the other owners without their consent.
 
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