73-13865 RESOLUTION NO. 73-13865
WHEREAS, recent occurrences at the WOFFORD BEACH
HOTEL in the City of Miami Beach involving dispossession of
bona fide tenants by a mortgagee instituting foreclosure pro-
ceedings on a defaulted mortgage has brought to the City
Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, the gross in-
equities of such situations whereby guests and tenants, not
withstanding the payment of substantial sums of advanced rent
for future occupancy are being threatened with summary evic-
tion, and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is without Charter
authority or power to adopt remedial legislation designed to
prevent such injustice, and that such legislation must emanate
from the State level,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the legisla-
ture of the State of Florida at its forthcoming session to be
held in April, 1973, immediately consider the enactment of
appropriate legislation, including, but not limited to statu-
tory requirements for constructive notice of the rights of such
tenants and guests in actual possession so as to prevent the
recurrences of such occurrences in the future, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that copies of this Resolution
be transmitted to the members of the Dade County Delegation
to the State Legislature, and to the Speaker of the House,
and the President of the Senate.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of January, 1973.
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Mayor
Attest :
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City
Clerk-Finance Director
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The adoption of the foregoing
Resolution was moved by the
Honorable Mayor Chuck Hall.
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY-1130 WASHINGTON AVENUE-MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139