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Re: MARRIOTT RIPPING OFF ARUBA OCEAN CLUB OWNERS (by Tom Martin III):

As a former 15 year timeshare sales veteran I recently experienced a 2020 layoff from a SC Marriott /Sheraton timeshare resort after my ongoing complaints about mold and unscrupulous leadership conduct inside the 40 year old marriott/Sheraton resort ( Covid 19 layoff) in Myrtle Beach, SC. In Oct 2021, I sold my SC home and relocated to FL where I attempted to use my timeshare membership benefits for short term stay lodging until my wife and I found a home in FL. From Oct 2, 2021 to Jan 2. 2022 I have a reservation even though we were evicted by the timeshare Mgm for reporting facts I will continue to report ongoing fire evacuation concerns and “water infiltration” in resort hallway lights and room appliances that are sparking in rooms. I also reported dust, mold, and musty odors in hvac system as well as water and sewage backing up inside our unit from within shower and toilet. To add insult to injury the 3rd party cleaning company kept entering our room over and over using toxic chemicals that created a body reaction (asthma events) for my family. We asked them to stop on week 1 and they kept applying pressure and ignoring us then ultimately had me, my wife, and kids evicted several days after our service animal on the property died from a raging infection ?. we were forced out of the resort and Vacation Villages and RCI kept our prepaid RCI last call lodging money so far. Based from my experience as an owner and former sales executive for Top timeshares chain brands the leadership only cares about gross sales they do NOT care about occupants/employees and they do not appear to measure the Infrastructure properly nor are they open to learn Worldwide ISSA cleaning and healthy IAQ Restoration affiliates standards to help prolong the building life.

Many timeshare stakeholders continue to raise maintenance fees on owners and ignore discoloration and microbes(mold) as well as poor indoor air quality and other factors.

Solution Example- Keeping Buildings Dry : Damp ventilation air can damage IAQ (Indoor Air quality) and a building itself.

The first and most important element in achieving a dry building is to keep rain off and out of the exterior walls.. ask me more.

The second step is to provide and integrate drain pans, or sill-pan flashing, into a waterproofed and well-drained wall underneath every window and door. Ask me more.

The largest load is the water vapor carried into the building by ventilation air and by humid outdoor air leaking into the building. While less immediately risky than rain leaks, humidity loads often cause greater long-term damage. High-humidity loads from ventilation air persist for thousands more hours every year than the shorter, intermittent loads from rain water. Lastly , According to the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD., the health risk of a damp building is real and measurable. Biologists and health professionals believe mold and bacteria growing in damp buildings are responsible for many negative health effects. According to an article by David Mudari and William J. Fisk in the June 2007 issue of Indoor Air, the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Berkeley, Calif.-based Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory calculate these health issues probably cost the U.S. about $3.5 billion in treatment annually. Time to stop ignoring the health and safety problems above. Ask me more.

Tom Martin III