Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Texas

RELEVANT BACKGROUND INFO: My question is probably very unusual. I imagine most questions about abandoning real estate involve people with loans. I own two lake area lots (interior, no lake front or view) in rural Texas. I own them outright with no liens...yet.

These lots are so abundant that their value is very, very minimal. Say, probably under $2,000 each. The lots were in a subdivision with monthly association dues of about $26 which I was initially paying. However, I found out later about monthly mandatory golf dues that I was supposed to be paying. The owner and manager of the golf course now has me past due (with penalties added) at over $5,000 on one lot alone, plus $3,500 on the other. At some point, I just stopped paying everything since there is no real market for these. I can barely give them away.

Unfortunately, rather than someone coming after them, like a tax entity, the golf club, or the association, everyone is simply tacking on monthly dues and late fees every month and letting me keep them. I think they know these properties are worthless and don't want them either. I guess they figure as long as I have them, they can just keep adding to my bill and maybe get something out of me.

MY QUESTION: Is there a way to abandon property and walk away when there is nobody on the other side wanting them? I was thinking of doing a QUIT CLAIM deed, but every form seems to want a GRANTEE, and there isn't one. In the most purest meaning of the word, I truly need to ABANDON these. I know I will still be responsible for debts thus far, but I need to stop any further additions to the bill.

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