December 10, 2021

By Irene Smalls

Background: The Manhattan Club Timeshare Scam

As reported last week, in 2017, following a three year investigation conducted by the New York Attorney General's office, The Manhattan Club (TMC) timeshare defendants were fined $6.5 million and issued an Assurance of Discontinuance (AOD). New York AG undercover agents posed as prospective buyers and recorded elements of fraud, specifically a bait and switch. TMC timeshare owners were often unable to book a room, while the general public could book rooms easier and for less money.

November 9, 2021

By Irene Parker

Like many, I considered the $6.5 million New York Attorney General’s settlement with The Manhattan Club (TMC) developers, Ian Bruce Eichner, Scott Lager, other associates, and a maze of at least five corporate entities, a win for TMC owners. I learned $6.5 million was anything but a win for owners. 

August 12, 2021

Bernadette explains why reading the timeshare contract would not have helped her. Like many, Bernadette was told that in order to be released from a paid-in-full deeded timeshare, she must convert to points. This would not have been in her contract.  

A TIMESHARE TALKS interview with Bernadette from Oklahoma: