OUTCOME: Court then dismissed the City of Homestead's eminent domain case with prejudice due to the City's failure to satisfy statutory conditions precedent prior to filing suit.
Eminent Domain case representing property owner of 22 acres of land adjacent to the Florida Turnpike and Lucy Street in Homestead, Florida. City of Homestead filed eminent domain action to take a port...ion of Newport, Ltd's land for the widening of Lucy Street. Court vacated the City's Order of Taking due to the City's failure to comply with the requirements of the Hague Convention when attempting to serve Newport, Ltd.
Land use and zoning
State of Florida Department of Transportation v. Professional Laser Center, Inc. and Alliance Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Oct 01, 2016
OUTCOME: Settled case prior to trial. The State of Florida Department of Transportation agreed to pay the full amount without any negotiations the property owner and radio stations requested; which is more than three times the amount FDOT initially offered.
Eminent Domain case. Represented the property owner and two AM radio stations in eminent domain case where the State of Florida took a portion of the property where the radio stations antenna towers a...re located for the widening of the Florida Turnpike.
Land use and zoning
Theodore Ryan v. City of Boynton Beach
Feb 04, 2015
OUTCOME: Won the appeal.
157 So.3d 417 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015)
Litigation
South Florida Water Management District v. Norman Superstein, as Tristee
N/A
OUTCOME: Settled just prior to trial for the most the South Florida Water Management District had ever paid for vacant land.
My client received the highest amount per acre that the South Florida Water Management District has ever paid for vacant land. South Florida Water Management District had initially offered approximate...ly $4,800,000. We settled for $11,600,000,00.
Litigation
State of Florida Department of Transportation v. Daren Rubenfeld, as Trustee, and Southern Management I, Inc.
N/A
OUTCOME: 12 person jury verdict in less than 40 minutes. Client received approx. $2.8 Million Dollars.
FDOT took a portion of a shopping center for the widening of State Road 80, Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach. FDOT built an overpass and ramp on the land that it took. FDOT asserted that the sho...pping center was better with the ramp and overpass. Jeff Cynamon, on behalf of the property owner, asserted that the shopping center had been damaged due to FDOT taking its land and building an overpass on ramp on the land that it took. Jeff Cynamon asserted that the shopping center suffered a loss of access caused by the overpass and ramp. In addition, Jeff Cynamon asserted that driveways are now too short and dangerous caused by FDOT's taking of land. Further, Jeff Cynamon asserted that the highest and best use of the shopping center has been lowered from a small impulse retail and big box destination shopping center to solely a big box destination center. Small retail stores pay substantially higher rent per square foot than big box retail. At trial, FDOT asserted the property it took was worth approximately $750,000.00. The 12 person jury took less than 40 minutes to return their verdict. The property owner received approximately $2,800,000.00. FDOT then also had to pay the property owner's expert witness fees, attorney's fees and costs in addition to the approximately $2,800,000.00, paid to the property owner.
Litigation
Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency v. Jesus House of Faith, Inc.
N/A
OUTCOME: Jury awarded more than three times amount offered
Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency took 150 homes and 5 churches for a redevelopment project. Law Offices of Jeff Cynamon, P.A. represented approximately 50 homeowners and the Jesus House of... Faith Church. All of the homeowners settled prior to trial. At trial, Jeff Cynamon through testimony rebuilt the church to determine the value of the church. Jeff Cynamon had a civil engineer, architect, land planner, contractor, fixture appraiser, landscape architect and real estate appraiser as expert witnesses testifying at trial. The jury returned its verdict awarding the Jesus House of Faith more than three times the amount that the Pompano Beach CRA had offered.
Litigation
DK International Realty, Inc. v. Keith Menin
N/A
OUTCOME: Won before both the Trial Court and Appellate Court.
Real estate developer and investor refused to pay real estate commission. Summary Judgment entered in favor of Jeff Cynamon's client, DK International Realty, Inc., and against Keith Menin. Keith Men...in appealled to the Third District Court of Appeal. Jeff Cynamon's client also prevailed before the Third District Court of Appeal.
