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John, Kathleen, Becky and others who may not understand what you have purchased. My 2 deeds show that I purchased ownership in the building and land - those are very valuable assets. When you stop paying your annual assessments, you in essence are hurting yourselves .We timeshare owners own the building and the land in fee simple- we (not Eichner) are The Manhattan Club The major part of the maintenance fees you pay are to pay the taxes, insurance, operational expenses, the staff, utilities,and reserves caused primarily because other owners have ceased paying their annual assessments. etc. You are urging all owners to stop paying - where do you think that will get you? Nowhere!! The building ( which you and other timeshare owners own) will have a lien placed upon it for non payment of taxes and it will be sold. You'll get zilch. What is even worse is that Eichner's cronies will be in the wings and will probably purchase the building and land at a huge discount. They will get a valuable asset for pennies on the dollar and then can convert it to a hotel. How will Eichner be hurt by what you are suggesting all owners do? He will be hurt only if he continues to own some of the timeshare weeks which is doubtful and he loses them in the foreclosure. So, please explain to me what you think will be accomplished by all owners ceasing to pay their annual assessments? And John, you erroneously pointed out that the courts may look at Zimmerman's past record and dismiss these cases he is now bringing. - that is absolutely false - he has a law license so he is able to continue to practice and the courts can not base their decisions on his past actions - the facts are entirely different. As I pointed out earlier, I have a law degree and there are a number of attorneys who get censured and fined by the courts and they continue to practice. Cases are decided on the merits - not on the attorney's past behavior. So, as long as Mr. Zimmerman has a law license, he will be able to represent clients and practice law. He is the best bet at this juncture and I totally agree with others that $1250 is a small price to pay if we are able to obtain some relief from this miscarriage of justice.