Real Estate ANALYSIS

$30K-a-Month Penthouse Renter on Collins Avenue Sues Landlord Over Months of Jackhammering, Lost Terrace Access

A Miami Beach penthouse tenant is suing his landlord, alleging months of heavy construction made his luxury unit unlivable — with early-morning jackhammering, workers on his private terrace, and repeated broken promises about when it would end.

Journal Staff Sep 11, 2026

Litigation

Real Estate ANALYSIS

Longtime Jackie Gleason Home on Alton Road Is Facing Foreclosure

A California lender is moving to seize the longtime Jackie Gleason home on Alton Road after its owner defaulted on a $4.7 million construction loan just months after taking it out — the latest twist for a property once sold by a company literally named after the entertainer.

Journal Staff Aug 21, 2026

Litigation

Real Estate ANALYSIS

Palm Island Landlord Seeks Eviction Over $175K in Unpaid Rent at Exclusive Miami Beach Address

A property management company is suing two tenants to evict them from a Palm Island home after they allegedly stopped paying $32,000-a-month rent, accumulating roughly $175,000 in unpaid rent since January 2026.

Journal Staff Aug 12, 2026

Litigation

Real Estate ANALYSIS

London Renter Sues Miami Beach Landlord Over $67K Security Dispute — and a Lease That May Have Broken City Law

A London-based tenant who paid $615,000 upfront to rent a Pine Tree Drive home for four months is suing the landlord for withholding $67,000 of his security deposit — and alleges the rental was illegal under Miami Beach's short-term rental rules from the start.

Journal Staff Aug 12, 2026

Litigation

Real Estate ANALYSIS

Sunset Islands Developer Sues Over $19M Tax Assessment After Three Straight Wins at County Appeal Board

The owner of a Sunset Islands home — a familiar name in Miami Beach luxury development — is asking a circuit court to shrink a nearly $19 million assessment after winning cuts at Miami-Dade's appeal board three years running.

Journal Staff Jul 24, 2026

Housing Litigation

Real Estate ANALYSIS

Buyers Say a Maggot-Filled Composter Hid the Truth About a $6.5M Miami Beach Home. The Sellers Say They Never Applied for a Mortgage.

Mediation failed at midday Tuesday; by evening, both sides had sued. The dueling complaints tell opposite stories about why the N Bay Road deal collapsed — with a $500,000 deposit sitting in escrow until a court sorts it out.

Journal Staff Jul 23, 2026

Housing Litigation

Real Estate ANALYSIS

Miami Beach Homeowner Sues Interior Designer Over $6.3M in Allegedly Fraudulent Invoices

A Miami Beach property owner is suing interior design firm Dida Home, LLC, claiming the company overbilled him across a sweeping Palm Avenue renovation and may have doctored vendor invoices to inflate costs.

Journal Staff Jul 18, 2026

Housing Litigation

Real Estate ANALYSIS

Couple Sues Landlord and Realtor, Alleging They Were Misled Into $18K/Month 'Luxury' Apartment That Was Actually a Construction Zone

Couple alleges their landlord and realtor knew about a major building-wide construction project at Louver House before they signed an $18,000-per-month lease — and said nothing.

Journal Staff Jul 10, 2026

Housing Litigation

Real Estate ANALYSIS

Fight Over Former Regal Cinema: Miami Beach Museum Project Sues Landlord to Save Lincoln Road Deal

Superhuman Museum LLC has sued its California-based landlord in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, alleging bad faith efforts to torpedo a lease for the iconic former Regal Cinema space at 1100 Lincoln Road.

Journal Staff Jul 07, 2026

Litigation

Real Estate NEWS

Miami Beach Property Owner Sues Contractors After Pool Installation Causes Sewage Contamination

A Miami Beach LLC is suing its general contractor and a pool company, alleging that botched pool installation severed the property's main drainage line and triggered raw sewage discharge, city violations, and a forced lease termination.

Journal Staff Jun 12, 2026

Litigation

Real Estate ANALYSIS

Lancel Handbag Heir's Estranged Husband Sues Over $7.4M Di Lido Island Mansion

The estranged husband of an heir to the family that built French handbag house Lancel is suing for equitable ownership of a $7.4M waterfront Di Lido Island estate, claiming he co-financed the purchase but has been locked out since their 2023 separation.

Journal Staff Jun 12, 2026

Litigation

Real Estate NEWS

Engineer Denies Liability in Sunset Harbour Design-Defect Suit, Faults Contractor

Bliss & Nyitray is the first of four firms sued over the Eighteen Sunset project to formally answer — denying the developers' claims, arguing the building was not constructed to its design, and contending the developers sued without the pre-suit notice Florida law requires. The architect has not yet responded.

Journal Staff Jun 12, 2026

Litigation