Condo Transfer Fee Class Actions
Miami business attorney Aaron Resnick of Law Offices of Aaron Resnick brought class actions statewide in November 2016 to recover transfer and application fees that condominium associations charged renters and buyers. The Plaza 851 Brickell association agreed to pay up to $300,000, and the Icon Brickell Tower 1 association agreed to a $762,500 settlement.
What Were the Condominium Fee Class Actions?
In November 2016 the Law Offices of Aaron Resnick filed class actions statewide to recover transfer and application fees that condominium associations charged renters and buyers above the limit in chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes. The filings followed Miami Herald reporting on those fees, and two of the associations later settled.
The Herald Reporting Behind the Filings
On June 8, 2016, Miami Herald reporter Nick Nehamas told WLRN that "nearly one in two condos listed for sale around Miami-Dade are asking fees of more than $100 per person." The firm announced its statewide filings that year in a release distributed by PR Newswire.
The Filings
The Miami Herald quoted Aaron Resnick on November 21, 2016 as an attorney handling a Quantum on the Bay tenant's suit over $625 in application and move-in fees. The Real Deal and South Florida Reporter covered the suits the same month.
The Settlements
The Plaza 851 Brickell Condominium Association agreed to pay up to $300,000 to settle its class action, and 588 people were eligible, the Miami Herald reported on September 17, 2019. The Icon Brickell Tower 1 association agreed to a $762,500 settlement, The Real Deal reported on April 28, 2020, with Aaron Resnick as co-lead class counsel.
Condominium Work
Aaron Resnick has represented condominium owners and applicants as well as associations and boards, and the firm's condominium work includes deposit recovery disputes. Chapter 718 has changed since 2016, so a fee charged today is measured against the statute as it now reads and the association's own documents.
Related Pages
- Icon Brickell condo fee class action settlement
- Condominium record
- Condominium deposit recovery
- Representative matters
- Miami business litigation
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In the News
Icon Brickell condo association settles class action suit alleging it charged illegal fees
The Real Deal | April 28, 2020
The Real Deal reported that the Icon Brickell Tower 1 association agreed to a $762,500 settlement of the class action over its move-in, move-out and application fees. Attorneys Aaron Resnick and Jordan Shaw were co-lead class counsel. The story quotes their joint statement calling the fees a profit center.
Condo boards 'fatten coffers' with illegal fees. Residents just won a class-action settlement
Miami Herald | September 17, 2019
The Miami Herald reported that the Plaza 851 Brickell Condominium Association agreed to pay up to $300,000 to settle a parallel class action, and that 588 people were eligible. Aaron Resnick, who represented the plaintiffs, said associations charged these fees to fatten their coffers. The case was part of the same statewide fee campaign.
Miami Condo Associations Charging Illegal Application Fees
Miami Real Estate Guy | December 26, 2018
Miami Beach Realtor Stavros Mitchelides wrote on December 26, 2018 that after the Miami Herald's reporting, many attorneys began investigating claims over condominium application fees, and he named Aaron Resnick as one of them. The post adds that consumers can file civil suits against condominium associations.
Illegal Condo Fee Lawsuits May Offer Relief for Renters
South Florida Reporter | November 30, 2016
The South Florida Reporter described class actions filed across Florida against condominium associations that charge transfer fees above the $100 per applicant cap in chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes. It named Aaron Resnick as one of the lead attorneys handling the class actions, with co-counsel Joshua Spector and Jonathan Feldman.
Lawsuit alleges illegal condo fees at Quantum on the Bay
The Real Deal | November 22, 2016
The Real Deal reported that a Quantum on the Bay resident sued the building's condominium association over $625 in fees charged when he signed a lease at the Edgewater towers. Attorney Aaron Resnick said his team had found overcharging associations from Tallahassee to Tampa, and that Miami was the most prevalent.
Condo rip-off: Tenant sues association over high fees
Miami Herald | November 21, 2016
The Miami Herald reported that a Quantum on the Bay tenant sued the building's condominium association in Miami Dade Circuit Court over $625 in application and move-in fees, against a state cap of $100 per person. Attorney Aaron Resnick said more class actions would follow, working with attorneys Joshua Spector and Jonathan Feldman.
