Trump Fort Lauderdale licensing disclosures

2006-01-01

Trump Fort Lauderdale licensing disclosures

partly-kept

Promised: 2006-01-01Project marketing used the Trump name for a luxury hotel-condominium.Open cited record · 2 sources
The record: 2006-01-01Purchase documents disclosed that Trump was a licensor rather than the developer.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who paid: 2009-01-01The project failed and buyers pursued claims concerning deposits and representations.Open cited record
Fort Lauderdale condominium purchasers
SB Hotel Associates LLC
Audit finding: partly kept
The written contracts disclosed the limited licensing role, countering broader inferences from the Trump branding, while buyers still alleged that marketing created a different impression.
Causal strength: documented mechanism

Evidence chronology

promise2006-01-01documented
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
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action2006-01-01documented
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
Open underlying ledger entry
affected group2009-01-01documented
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
Open underlying ledger entry
limitation2016-01-27documented
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
Open underlying ledger entry

Responses, legal status, contrary evidence, and limitations

limitation
The appellate record treated the written non-developer disclosure as legally significant, limiting attribution to Trump for the developer's performance.