City of Miami Gardens, a Florida municipal corporation, in its corporate capacity and as representative of similarly situated City of Miami Gardens residents and business entities v. City of North Miami Beach, a Florida Municipal corporation
CASE NO.: 18-042450-CA-01 (11)
To: All customers of the City of North Miami Beach’s water utility located within the City of Miami Gardens that during the period from May 22, 2017, until February 6, 2021 were billed for water services that included a 25% surcharge.
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY IT MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS
This is a Notice that a settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit styled City of Miami Gardens, a Florida municipal corporation, in its corporate capacity and as representative of similarly situated City of Miami Gardens residents and business entities v. City of North Miami Beach, a Florida Municipal corporation, CASE NO.: 18-042450-CA-01 (11) which is pending in the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for Miami-Dade County, Florida (the “Lawsuit”).
Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement
| File a Claim | In order to be eligible for a Settlement Payment, you must file a Claim Form by the January 12, 2026 Claim Form deadline. You can file online at www.miamigardenswaterbillsettlement.com, via mail using the postage pre-paid reply envelope included with your Notice, via email at claims@ssiclaims.com or via fax at 850-385-6008. You can file online here. |
| Object | Write to the Court explaining why you don’t like the Settlement. If the Court approves the Settlement, you will be bound by the Court’s decision and the Settlement Agreement. The deadline to object to the settlement is November 12, 2024.Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement. |
| Attend a Hearing | Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement during the Final Approval Hearing on December 12, 2024. |