Should you be lucky enough to find a renter for your timeshare week, you will need to work out the details of the paperwork. In some cases, your resort or timeshare exchange company will provide you with everything you need — and they should be the first places you ask when trying to make sure that you are covering all your legal bases.

If you decide that you want (or need) to work outside of these formal systems, you can use the rental document kit that is available for a $10 fee at the TimeSharing Todaymagazine Web site. It includes fill-in-the-blanks worksheets along with detailed instructions and model letters that you can use as examples when corresponding with your renter.

A rental broker, if you decide to hire one, will be able to handle all of the paperwork for you. Do not pay any extra paperwork fees if you have hired a broker; doing the contracts is part of the job for which the broker earns her commission.