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Tab 39E Greenbergfraurig August 7,2025 BofA Securities, Inc. TRB Capital Markets, LLC dlblaEstrada Hinojosa Jefferies LLC PNC Capital Markets LLC Raymond James & Associates, Inc' c/o BofA Securities, Inc. 101 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 200 Tampa, Florida 33602 $240,910,000 Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2025 (City Center/Historic convention village) Ladies and Gentlemen: We have served as underwriters' counsel in connection with the purchase for a bona fide offering to the public of the above-captioned bonds (the "Bonds") from the Miami Beach RedevJopment Agency (the "Agency"), pursuant to the terms of a Bond Purchase Agreement dated July 9, 20Zt (the ';Purchase Contrict"), between the Agency and BofA Securities, Inc', acting for itself and on behalf of TRB Capital Markets, LLC dlblaEstrada Hinojosa, Jefferies LLC, pNC Capital Markets LLC and Raymond James & Associates, Inc' (collectively, th: ,,Underwriters',). The Bonds are being issued and secured pursuant to Resolulion No. 619-2015 adopted by the Chairperson and -.-b.rs of the Board of the Agency (the "Commission") on Octiber l-4,2015 and Resolution No. 708-2025 adopted by the Commissiol 9n May 21,2025 (collectively, the 'oBond Resolution") and Resolution No. 2025-33681 adopted by the Mayor and dity Corn*ission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida on May 2I,2025. Capitahzedterms used herlin and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given them in the Purchase Contract. As your counsel, we have reviewed such proceedings, resolutions, documents, certificates and questions of law as we have considered tte""srury to enable us to render this opinion. To the extent that the opinions expressed herein relate to or are dependent upon the determination that the proceedings and actions rflating to the authorization, issuance and sale of the Bonds are lawful and valid under the laws of the State of Florida, and that the Bonds and the Bond Resolution are valid and legally binding obligations of the Agency or that interest on the Bonds is excluded from gross incomle oi th. o*i.r, thereof for federal income tax purposes, we understand that you are ielying upon the opinion delivered on the date hereof of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, as bond Greenberg Traurigr P.A. I Attorneys at Law Re: 333 Second Ave I Suite 4400 I Miami. FL 33131 I T +1 305.579.0500 r F +1 305.579.0717 www.gtlaw.com BofA Securities, Inc. TRB Capital Markets, LLC dlblaEstrada Hinojosa Jefferies LLC PNC Capital Markets LLC Raymond James & Associates, Inc. c/o BofA Securities, Inc. August 7,2025 Page2 counsel, and the opinion of Ricardo Dopico, Esq., Counsel to the Agency, and no opinion is expressed herein as to such matters. Based upon the foregoing, and specifically subject to the qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that: l. The Bonds are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Resolution is exempt from qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. 2. The undertaking of the Agency under the Disclosure Dissemination Agent Agreement dated the date hereof relating to the Bonds (the "Disclosure Dissemination Agent Alreement"), complies in all material respects with the applicable requirements of SEC Rule 15c2- f Z]U)(S); provided, however, no view is expressed regarding the items comprising annual financial information and operating data for purposes of Section 3 of the Disclosure Dissemination Agent Agreement. Because the primary purpose of our professional engagement as your counsel was not to independently estabish factual matters and because of the wholly or partially nonlegal character of many determinations involved in our review of the Preliminary Official Statement dated June 27,2025 (the "Preliminary Official Statement") and the final Official Statement dated July 9,2025 (tlle "Official Statement"), each relating to the Bonds, we have not verified, are not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the acc;'Jracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the trlhminary Official Statement or the Official Statement (including the Appendices to each such document). However, based upon the information made available to us inihe course of our participation in the preparation of the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement, and without having undertaken to determine independently the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement, nothing has come to our attention that would cause us to believe that the preliminary Official Statement, as of its date (other than omissions therefrom permitted by SEC Rule 15c2- 12, asto which we express no view) or the Official Statement, as of its date and as of this date, contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In rendering this opinion, we express no opinion with respect toihe information under the heading "TAX MATTERS," the information concerning The Greenberg Tfaurig, P.A. I Attorneys at Law www.gtlaw.com BofA Securities,Inc. TRB Capital Markets, LLC dlblaEstrada Hinojosa Jefferies LLC PNC Capital Markets LLC Raymond James & Associates, Inc. c/o BofA Securities, Inc. August 7,2025 Page 3 Depository Trust Company, the book-entry-only system of registration or global clearance proc.dure. for the Bonds,- or the financial, demographic or statistical data or projections or estimates included in the Preliminary Offrcial Statement or the Official Statement or in the Appendices to each such document. In rendering the foregoing opinions we have assumed the accrilacy and truthfulness of all public records and of all certifications, documents and other proceedings examined by us that have been executed or certified by public officials acting within the scope of their official capacities and have not verified the accuracy or truthfulness thereof. We have also assumed the genuineness of the signatures appearing upon such public records, certifications, documents and proceedings' Our opinions expressed herein are predicated upon present laws, facts and circumstances, and we assume no affiimative obligation to update the opinions expressed herein if such laws, facts or circumstances change after the date hereof. This opinion and the statements contained herein are solely for your information and are not to be quoied in whole or in part or otherwise referred to, nor are they to be given to any gou.*-.rrtal agency or any otheiperson without our prior written consent, except that a copy of ihis opinion -uy b"-in"luded in a transcript of the closing documents relating to the Bonds. No one other than the Underwriters is entitled to rely upon the statements made or the conclusions expressed within this opinion. Respectfully submitted, , P'fi'G I ACTIVE 712763779v2 GreenbergTlaurig, P.A. I Attorneys at Law www.gtlaw.com