Miami Gardens Scores Victory Over 25% NMB Water Surcharge

City of Miami Gardens water customers have won a round in their 2018 court fight against the city of North Miami Beach's 25% water surcharge. Any r...

September 7, 2022
3:32 AM

City of Miami Gardens water customers have won a round in their 2018 court fight against the city of North Miami Beach's 25% water surcharge. Any refunds, however, are still a long way off. The Third District Court of Appeal on July 20 cleared the way for Miami Gardens to seek refunds and damages for the three years North Miami Beach's water system was operated privately – from May 2017 until August 2020 – ruling the surcharge 'unjust' and 'illegal.' North Miami Beach filed a response Aug. 18, asking for the case to go before the Supreme Court, to which Miami Gardens issued its own response the very next day.

Mark Sell