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Original Message:

Reality check for Manhattan Club owners (by Jeffrey W.):

RedWeek has done a lot of independent research in recent months, including meeting with owners and attorneys, to keep track of all the various threads that are spreading. One thread remains constant. Lots of owners on this forum still angry about their experience with the club and seeking revenge, refunds, restitution. Not sure, given their tone in recent posts, that they will ever be satisfied with what may happen. Only real recent development is the involvement of a new group of attorneys, led by Mr. Zimmerman, who are proposing some new legal approaches to get redress for owners. Not surprising that some owners are skeptical of the fees and benefits, given their dissatisfaction with everything involving the club. But for now, this new legal development appears to be the ONLY thing on the horizon for owners, unless they can find a way to challenge the HOA board's control of all activities and budgets at the club. We have reported on other HOA's where unhappy owners took control of their resort by challenging their board, running independent candidates and campaigning, aggressively, to pursue their claims. That is one piece missing from all the Manhattan Club activities. We will report on this and more in an upcoming Special Report on the Manhattan Club, four years after the AG supposedly addressed so many of the issues that bothered owners.