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City Condo Association Sues Unit Owners and Contractor Over Illegal Demolition of Load-Bearing Wall

A Miami Beach condominium association has taken two unit owners and their contractor to court after allegedly unauthorized structural demolition work triggered a city Unsafe Structures violation and a cease-and-desist that was reportedly ignored.

Journal Staff Aug 07, 2026

Housing Litigation

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City Condo Owner Sues Association After Unit Left Exposed and Uninhabitable for Nearly Two Years Following Unauthorized Demolition

A South Beach condo owner has filed suit alleging her building's association tore apart her unit without consent, then abandoned it to mold and pests for nearly two years without completing repairs.

Journal Staff Aug 07, 2026

Housing Litigation

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South Beach Condo Owner Sues Association Over Leaky Roof, Claims Unit Rendered Uninhabitable

A property company suing a condominium association alleges a neglected roof caused chronic water intrusion that left their unit damaged and potentially hazardous to health.

Journal Staff Aug 07, 2026

Housing Litigation

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South Bay Club Owner Sues to Oust Entire Seven-Member Board in Disputed Recall Vote

Unit owners at South Bay Club on West Avenue are fighting in court to remove all seven directors at once via a written consent recall, raising a novel question about whether condo bylaws can lower Florida's default signature threshold.

Journal Staff Jul 28, 2026

Housing Litigation

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Miami Beach Luxury Condo Owners Sue Building Association Over $87K in Secret Cash Payments

Four owners at one of Miami Beach's most prominent luxury condominium towers have filed suit against their building association, alleging that managers secretly distributed nearly $90,000 in cash over two years without keeping proper records — and then spent almost a year blocking residents from finding out what happened to the money.

Journal Staff Jul 02, 2026

Litigation

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South Beach Condo Association Sues Contractor and Engineer Over Fourth-Floor Deck Failures

The Waverly at South Beach is seeking damages exceeding $50,000 over alleged waterproofing failures and code violations stemming from a 2018–2019 restoration project.

Journal Staff Apr 26, 2026

Litigation

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Nine Collins Towers Condo Owners Sue Association Over Allegedly Invalid Assessments and Board Elections

Unit owners at 720 Collins Ave. claim the board imposed thousands in improper charges and retaliated against residents who raised concerns.

Journal Staff Apr 25, 2026

Housing Litigation

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Miami Beach Condominium Association Sues Property Manager and CAM Over $811,555 in Allegedly Fraudulent Payments to Sham Construction Company

A Miami Beach condominium association has filed a sweeping 10-count lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, alleging that its property management company and licensed community association manager conspired — or at minimum grossly neglected their duties — to funnel more than $811,000 of resident funds to a fraudulent construction company that performed no work on the property.

Journal Staff Apr 14, 2026

Housing Litigation