Is it legal for timeshare to require payment three months in advance?

It seems like they are using your money for three months prior to you arriving. Is this legal?

What's the payment for? Maintenance fees? If so, then that's pretty standard for any resort to ask for fees to be paid (usually at the beginning of the calendar year).

The resorts need this money to operate.

Are you looking to rent a unit at that resort? Then it's only reasonable that they ask for the money to show that you are committed otherwise they will have to look for another tenant.

Thanks for responding. I will use my unit for for week 48, starting November 30th. This year they are asking for the maintenance fee three months in advance. It seems years ago the fee was due 30 days in advance and recently 60 days. Was a little surprised to get the invoice in the mail today. Sounds like this is the norm these days.