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Tab 34Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3400 Miami, Florida 33131 O +1 305 577 7000 F +1 305 577 7001 squirepattonboggs.com Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP is part of the international legal practice Squire Patton Boggs, which operates worldwide through a number of separate legal entities. Please visit squirepattonboggs.com for more information. 1104825691\2\AMERICAS August 7, 2025 To: BofA Securities, Inc., as Senior Managing Underwriter on behalf of itself and the other Underwriters Tampa, Florida We have served as bond counsel to our client the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency (the “Agency”) in connection with the issuance by the Agency of its $240,910,000 aggregate principal amount of Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2025 (City Center/Historic Convention Village) (the “Series 2025 Bonds”), dated the date of this letter. We have delivered to you on this date our opinion letter as bond counsel in connection with the original issuance of the Series 2025 Bonds (the “Bond Opinion”). This supplemental opinion letter is rendered pursuant to Section 6(b)(iv) of the Bond Purchase Agreement, dated July 9, 2025 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Agency and the Underwriters identified therein. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this letter are used as defined in the Purchase Agreement. The Underwriters may rely on the Bond Opinion as if addressed to them. In accordance with the terms of our engagement as bond counsel, we reviewed (a) the Preliminary Official Statement dated June 27, 2025 (the “Preliminary Official Statement”) and (b) the Official Statement dated July 9, 2025 (the “Official Statement”), each relating to the Series 2025 Bonds. We confirm to you that we believe the statements in (1) the Preliminary Official Statement, as of its date, and (2) the Official Statement, as of its date and as of this date, under the captions “INTRODUCTION,” “PURPOSE OF THE ISSUE,” “THE SERIES 2025 BONDS” (other than the information under the subheading “Book-Entry Only System”), and “SECURITY AND SOURCES OF PAYMENT” (other than the information under the subheadings “Debt Service Reserve Account - Reserve Policy”), insofar as those statements describe certain provisions of the Bond Resolution and the Series 2025 Bonds, and the statements under the caption “TAX MATTERS,” are accurate and fairly present the information purported to be shown. In our capacity as bond counsel, we have examined the transcript of proceedings relating to the issuance of the Series 2025 Bonds, the Bond Resolution and such other documents, matters and law as we deem necessary to render the opinions and advice set forth in this letter. August 7, 2025 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Page 2 1104825691\2\AMERICAS Based on that examination and subject to the limitations stated below, we are of the opinion that under existing law, the Series 2025 Bonds are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Bond Resolution is exempt from qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The legal opinions stated immediately above are based on an analysis of existing laws, regulations, rulings and court decisions and cover certain matters not directly addressed by such authorities. In rendering all such opinions, we assume, without independent verification, and rely upon: (i) the accuracy of the factual matters represented, warranted or certified in the proceedings and documents we have examined and (ii) the due and legal authorization, execution and delivery of those documents by, and the valid, binding and enforceable nature of those documents upon, any parties other than the Agency. This letter is being furnished only to you for your use solely in connection with the transaction described herein and may not be relied upon by anyone else or for any other purpose without our prior written consent. No statements of belief or opinions other than those expressly stated herein shall be implied or inferred as a result of anything contained in or omitted from this letter. The statements of belief and opinions expressed in this letter are stated only as of the time of its delivery, and we disclaim any obligation to revise or supplement this letter thereafter. Our engagement as bond counsel in connection with the original issuance and delivery of the Series 2025 Bonds is concluded upon delivery of this letter. Respectfully submitted,