Diamond Resorts International Exorbitant annual maintenance fee increases and now customer service assistence Las Vegas Nationwide

We purchased our timeshare from a small company and the annual fees made financial sense.   Diamond Resorts purchased ILX and the fees have soared to $1500.00 a year.     We paid off our 12,000 timeshare and now we can't afford to even use it.     We have tried to sell it but no luck.   I contacted Diamond Resorts and asked it I could just deed the timeshare back to them- no cost.    I just want to get out from under the annual fees.   I was told that wasn't possible and my choices were to sell it or default on the mortgage (the annual fee is considered a mortgage).    I don't want to ruin my credit rating and I have listed the time share for sale for 1.00.    I can't give it away.    Now I'm stuck with no good way out.   I want others thinking of buying to beware of Diamond Resort and the trap they will catch you in.