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Manhattan Club Lawsuit (by Chris V.):

susank727,

yep, add your slew of MANHATTAN HOUSE OF HORRORS.....AKA.... CLUB disappointments to the cumulative hundreds, more likely thousands, of other oners' disappointments and complaints. i added my name to become a part of this current (i assume) class action suit. keep in mind that three other lawsuits were filed over the years, and not one of them achieved success. i, for one, am not aware of this attorney's "track record" of cases such as ours. i have more "homework" to do. perhaps the attorney in question would offer us specific concrete information concerning his past outcomes and track record in cases such as ours. this would offer us more confidence in his ability to assist us.

i still believe that the new york state attorney general, eric schneiderman and the ny governor andrew cuomo should come to our assistance in the SETTLEMENT part of this victorious (for mr scheiderman) lawsuit. owners are still in limbo and NO ONE has even made an attempt to explain the real terms of this so-called settlement and how it will significantly impact on us to our collective advantage.

writing to mr schneiderman and governor has not produced even an acknowledgment of receipt of my letters to them. does that tell you anything, e.g., like who cares about us and our losses and the new york court system in general?

stay well. keep in touch.

chrisv

susank727 wrote:

I would like to be added to the lawsuit. I bought my 2 weeks in 1994, reconstruction. I was sold on many things.... that disappeared aka were lies. For instance, the gym would be a) BIG and b) my husband and I would be able to use the Gym whenever we desired. Not just during the weeks that we owned...(just like other timeshares' policy...after all, we are owners!) First, we discovered that the owner's wife wanted a bigger office, so the gym was "scaled down" as was the lounge/bar. But, at the time, there was no mention of owners not being able to use the gym. When I called to double check, I was told, "Sure, you can use it." Only to get there and be turned away. Nobody could get the story straight. Finally, they all got on the same page as to the NEW policy: "Because the gym was so small due to the changes of the owner's wife, so she could have a big office, Management (the wife's hubby, I suspect...and likely the wife as well) changed the rules: "ONLY folks who are staying in the rooms can use the gym." But, you all know how difficult it was to get a reservation as time passed. I have never stayed at The Manhattan Club. I was also told that the Maintenance Fees would not rise as quickly and as high as they, in fact, have thru the years. I was told that I have GOLD Status: I can book an entire week, of course, OR single days at any time/any day of the week OR break up my 7 days anyway I want. Best: that with a GOLD week, that includes weekends...any configuration. YAY! I was also promised that GOLD members can book the Meeting Rooms FREE OF CHARGE...for meetings, rehearsals or parties. NICE! I loved that! If we brought in food, we would only have to pay a $75 cleaning fee. Excellent, eh? This PERK was not there when I attempted to book it. Oh, I could book it but for fees in the hundreds of dollars. Not sure if this is still a perk or not cuz I've never attempted to do this: PARKING would be discounted at $17/24 hours. The last biggie is this promise. which is the WORST letdown: "We will never let the value of your ownership (weeks) go down. Definitely, not just below my Pre-construction price, but at full market value. This is Manhattan, it's an island which makes it only more and more valuable as there's less and less room for construction. TMC will make sure that the sales prices stay high because we have it in the documents that owners must present any offers to buy your week because we have "first right of approval to either buy it ourselves for that price or not. That way we can keep the prices up." HA! The only plus left is that I get great trading value with RCI!

So YES...I want to join your lawsuit. Sorry if you were only looking for a simple "YES, I'm in." Feel free to delete. Good luck to us all! Thanks.

alexc100 wrote:

MC owners opened a lawsuite / class action in regards to the MC resrvations.

Everyone who is inerested to join the class action please contact me at alexcrystal22@gmail.com

You will be asked to fill out the Survey and send it or email the lawyer's office. It is urgent! Regards, Alex