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Re: Manhattan Club Lawsuit (by Chris V.):

robert w 535

all TMC owners have been screwed, un-screwed, re-screwed and otherwise-screwed by TMC. this isn't new or unusual since TMC's fraudulent initial offering and our trust in their veracity from the time we purchased...which left us right after purchase. this fraudulent saga, unfortunately, persists and continues without cessation, e.g., exponentially exorbitant maintenance fees

currently, there's a difference: TMC is under federal/state and city obligation to immediately conform with the CDC'S PRECAUTIONS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

we are entitled to use our paid-for reservation time in a safe and timely manner. the current timing does not provide for that entitlement.

we need and are entitled to sufficient extensions of reservation times, well beyond december,2020/january 2021.

there is no need to be in a meek and at-the-mercy of TMC situation regarding this pandemic matter. it's a matter of law. if TMC prefers to disregard these federal guidelines regarding reservation time extensions, they will become eligible for federal scrutiny and consequences.

TMC has ny shark attorneys, but when it involves federal law, unless these attorneys have "federal connections" they will not win a federal case that will be brought against TMC for disregarding federal laws regarding the issues of timely extensions of reservation time for all affected owners. it appears that TMC has put its corporate self in a tyrannical situation against owners. this is not acceptable within a federal/state/city legal jurisdiction especially regarding the pandemic life and death issues involved.

i believe all owners involved in this reservation time issue will be ready to proceed on a legal federal level regarding this matter.

robertw535 wrote:

I just sent the following email to TMC Board and management:

My wife and I own a suite at The Manhattan Club. We had a reservation for three nights under our 2019 use year from April 30, 2020 through May, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not able to travel to New York City and had to cancel our reservation. We live in Philadelphia, and were under mandatory stay-in-place orders imposed by both the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and therefore unable to travel as a result of government restrictions. In addition, we are elderly and both have underlying medical conditions, making travel to NYC dangerous, even if it were permitted. Our use year expires on August 31, 2020. Even if conditions improve, we will probably not be able to use these three nights before the end of our use year. We therefore request that you extend these three nights for our 2020 use year (and grant us priority in re-booking) or refund our maintenance fee proportionately for these three unused nights. I was also very surprised when I visited the TMC website to discover that TMC is giving a better deal to non-owners than to owners. First, the website lists TMC as a "hotel," which it is not. Second, non-owners booking suites are allowed, as a result of COVID-19, to change or cancel a reservation without penalty up to check-in,and offered a 30% discount. But as for me, an owner,who is current on maintenance fees, TMC is not providing an extension of time or other consideration as a result of the pandemic. Please explain why TMC is providing non-owners (who have no investment in the building) a better deal than owners (who have a significant investment in the building).