Trump Fort Lauderdale licensing disclosures
What happened
promisedocumented Project marketing used the Trump name for a luxury hotel-condominium.
- Florida District Court of Appeal via FindLaw: Deer Valley Realty, Inc. v. SB Hotel Associates LLC2016-01-27 · Purchase documents, Trump licensing disclosures, project failure, and appellate disposition
- PolitiFact: Did Trump bail on building condos in Florida?2016-07-29 · Tampa and Fort Lauderdale project chronology and limits on Trump's role
actiondocumented Purchase documents disclosed that Trump was a licensor rather than the developer.
- Florida District Court of Appeal via FindLaw: Deer Valley Realty, Inc. v. SB Hotel Associates LLC2016-01-27 · Purchase documents, Trump licensing disclosures, project failure, and appellate disposition
- PolitiFact: Did Trump bail on building condos in Florida?2016-07-29 · Tampa and Fort Lauderdale project chronology and limits on Trump's role
affected groupdocumented The project failed and buyers pursued claims concerning deposits and representations.
- Florida District Court of Appeal via FindLaw: Deer Valley Realty, Inc. v. SB Hotel Associates LLC2016-01-27 · Purchase documents, Trump licensing disclosures, project failure, and appellate disposition
- PolitiFact: Did Trump bail on building condos in Florida?2016-07-29 · Tampa and Fort Lauderdale project chronology and limits on Trump's role
limitationdocumented The appellate record treated the written non-developer disclosure as legally significant, limiting attribution to Trump for the developer's performance.
- Florida District Court of Appeal via FindLaw: Deer Valley Realty, Inc. v. SB Hotel Associates LLC2016-01-27 · Purchase documents, Trump licensing disclosures, project failure, and appellate disposition
People and organizations
- Fort Lauderdale condominium purchasersaffected party
- SB Hotel Associates LLCaffected party
Assessment
The written contracts disclosed the limited licensing role, which counters broader inferences from the Trump branding. Buyers still alleged that marketing created a different impression.