Legal Complaint was filed against MCA on Friday

Link to the Complaint

What this lawsuit is really about: A lawsuit was filed to protect homeowners’ legal right to vote before the MCA Board approves a long-term lease affecting the golf courses and hundreds of acres of community-owned land. The case does not ask the court to approve or reject the Benderson proposal, stop negotiations, or accuse anyone of wrongdoing. Instead, it asks the court to decide—before any board-only vote occurs—whether the MCA’s governing documents and Florida law require a community-wide vote for a decision of this magnitude. Once land is committed through a decades-long lease or permanent conservation easements, those decisions may be impossible to undo. The lawsuit exists to ensure that homeowners’ voting rights are preserved and that any final decision is made with the participation of the entire community.

The lawyers seeking to protect the homeowners’ right to vote on the Benderson contract advised counsel for the MCA board on Friday afternoon that the lawsuit was filed. Unfortunately, rather than let the legal process play out, MCA Board leadership has quickly scheduled a meeting for this coming Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 PM to approve a contract with Benderson. There is no valid reason to rush this process. It is entirely likely that a judge would rule on the voting rights of our residents within a relatively short period of time. 

Steps are being taken to address this injustice as quickly as possible. Please stand by for further updates.

If you are an MCA Homeowner* and would like to discuss this and other MCA matters with your fellow Homeowners*, join the “For The Meadows” Facebook group. (* or spouse of a Homeowner)