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Renting exchanges is PROHIBITED by BOTH II and RCI... (by KC):

mujaheds wrote:

My timeshare resort is an II member, and it’s not against rules to rent out an exchange since I exchange my week to one requested by the renter and I make the reservation by his name.

That much clearly and plainly stated, I believe that you may perhaps misunderstand exactly what actually consituttes an "exchange" in the first place. If, for specific example, you own a "floating" week at your II (or RCI) affiliated resort and you reserve a week there, but then later change your reservation date in order to rent out your OWNED week to someone else, then that is NOT an exchange in the first place, since you are still dealing only with a week that you actually OWN. That's certainly fine and allowed.

What is prohibited by II (and by RCI as well) is exchanging a week that you own for a different week at a DIFFERENT resort AND THEN attempting to rent out that "exchange" (at the resort where you do NOT own) to someone else. You cannot do this. The important and relevant difference and distinction between the two scenarios above is that in one instance, you are renting out a week that you actually OWN, which is always your right and your prerogative. In the other instance, you'd be renting out a week which you do NOT own, but have instead acquired from an exchange company (by "exchanging" your OWNED week for something else that you do NOT own). Renting out what you do not OWN, but have instead acquired from RCI or II, is very clearly and specifically prohibited, with no ambiguity or uncertainty whatsoever in the matter.

I hope this helps to clarify this important difference.