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Re: Manhattan Club Lawsuit (by Irene P.):

ARDA ROC does not act on behalf of individual owners to resolve disputes. ARDA ROC is the owner arm of ARDA "Resort Owners Coalition". I have followed TMC case and have stayed in touch with attorney Douglas Wasser. Diamond Resort members have been emailing ARDA ROC claiming our developer is violating ARDA's Code of Ethics. http://www.arda.org/ethics/ This has generated a response from ARDA. Our maintenance fees and most resorts have a $3 to $10 voluntary donation to ARDA ROC as an "opt-in" as in the case of Marriott or an "opt-out" as in the case of Diamond. Most members probably don't even know what the letters stand for but voluntary is a good word so say yes to the donation. ARDA ROC takes in $3 to $5 million a year from our donations. When an issue benefits both the developer and the owner we walk in step, like the Virgin Islands issue trying to slap a $300 exchange fee onto an exchange. When an owner issue is at odds with the developer (like the article Jeff Weir wrote about concerning access to membership lists), ARDA/ARDA ROC is forcefully on the side of the developer, lobbying lawmakers to influence their side. A good example is the Florida TS bill that owner advocates were up in arms over as all the advocate groups felt it made it more difficult for owners to be released from TS contracts. consumer@arda-roc.org