gnorth16
TUG Member
I have sold or given away many timeshares and have finally dwindled the number down to two. On my latest transaction, which included a Warranty Deed and Deed In Lieu back to the resort (couldn't give it away, so I called a few times and they agreed) I learned something new. Both documents were notarized like all previous sales or giveaways, by a Canadian lawyer who is a Notary Public who witnessed, signed and stamped like usual, but it was not accepted by First American Title Company or Maricopa County. The deed and D-I-L agreement had to either be signed by a US Notary or go through an "authentication" process where the documents have to be forwarded to the American Consulate and have an Apostille attached to the document for verification. This was not required for the previous 5 transactions, including two with the same county office AND the same resort. I'm not sure what changed or I got lucky, but if you are Canadian selling a US timeshare, most counties require a US Notary/Authenication.
Long story less long , I drove down to Grand Forks, ND and had a nice gentleman notarize both items for $20, much less than the $50 each for the US Consulate, plus tracked return shipping from Calgary or Ottawa.
Long story less long , I drove down to Grand Forks, ND and had a nice gentleman notarize both items for $20, much less than the $50 each for the US Consulate, plus tracked return shipping from Calgary or Ottawa.