After evicting long term tenants, the hotel finally closed to public operations in April 2018 with various plans to restore it for commercial use of some sort.
[3] In 1978, six Bunnies were among about dozen women who were lured to a house in nearby Glenwood Lake, drugged and filmed in various non-consensual sex acts.
[4] David Haulmark, a 36-year-old contract laborer living in the Legends Resort & Country Club, was beaten to death outside the hotel on August 17, 2008.
Haulmark, an Oklahoma native who was working on a pipeline project in nearby New York, was found lying on a sidewalk near the east entrance of the resort around 3 a.m.
Henry allegedly pepper sprayed Haulmark and left the scene of the crime; she was charged with endangering an injured victim and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
[7] All three suspects were incarcerated in Sussex County Jail,[8] but Jarrod Gentry was released in 2011, having been sentenced to time served.
Dozens of the owners, who formed an organization called Legends Owners United, said little upkeep had been done on the property, parts of the facade were falling off, the parking lot was cracking, tennis courts were deteriorating, interior ceilings were stained, hallway lighting was spotty, plywood covered some windows and many services were regularly closed, including an indoor pool, gym, restaurant, club and store.
[2] Timeshare buyers generated $15 million in revenue for the Metairie company, as well as thousands more each year in maintenance fees.
[2] State real estate regulators launched an investigation into the Legends Resort & Country Club in early 2007 in response to the complaints.
[2] In 2005, the Vernon Township Zoning Board rejected a proposal by Metairie Corp. and another firm that included 372 townhouses on 580 acres (2.3 km2) surrounding the property.
"[2] In 2011, the Vernon Township Council made several suggestions for the future of the Legends Resort property, including a potential Sussex County golf course, a medical center, or a community college branch.
[18] Also in 2011, The New Jersey Herald reported that according to Vernon mayor Vic Marotta, the owners of Legends Resort were in negotiations to sell the property.
The swimming pool scene in the opening of the movie Dream House starring John Schneider and Marilu Henner was filmed there