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          HomeReleasesMiami-Dade County files lawsuit to evict The Dolphin Company
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          El condado de Miami-Dade presenta demanda para desalojar a The Dolphin Company

          Press Release elected /global/government/mayor/home.page 2024-06-25 2024-06-25T19:00:00.000Z 03 00 pm Jennie Lopez [email protected] exclude Miami-Dade County files lawsuit to evict The Dolphin Company Today, Miami-Dade County filed a lawsuit to evict The Dolphin Company (“MS Leisure”) from the Miami Seaquarium after serving a notice of termination on April 22, 2024. After the company failed to vacate the premises, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has decided to move forward with the next step in the process by filing the eviction complaint. <p><span data-contrast="auto">Today</span><span data-contrast="none">, Miami-Dade County filed a lawsuit to evict The Dolphin Company (&ldquo;MS Leisure&rdquo;) from the Miami Seaquarium after serving a notice of termination on April 22, 2024. After the company failed to vacate the premises, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has decided to move forward with the next step in the process by filing the eviction complaint.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Members of the media can find the complaint attached, and below is a joint statement from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Commissioner Raquel Regalado whose district includes the Seaquarium:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">"Our ultimate priority has always been to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the hundreds of animals in the Seaquarium&rsquo;s care, and it&rsquo;s critical that we proceed in a manner that best protects them.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Miami-Dade County continues to believe that the grounds for the termination of the lease are still present, and for that reason we have decided to continue with the eviction process in court. We expect the Dolphin Company to take the necessary steps to vacate the premises and ensure that the transition is done in a safe and orderly manner, especially for the animals under their care.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">It&rsquo;s time to turn the page on a new chapter as we remain committed to the health and wellbeing of these animals.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Thank you to all the residents and advocates who have made your voices heard on this important topic.&rdquo;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> no 2024 00 a.m. 00 a.m. org1516809332626765 1 rel1719342473798301 Office of the Mayor Stephen P. Clark Center 111 NW 1st Street Miami 33128 El condado de Miami-Dade presenta demanda para desalojar a The Dolphin Company Hoy, el condado de Miami-Dade presentó una demanda para desalojar a The Dolphin Company (“MS Leisure”) del Miami Seaquarium después de haber terminado el contrato el 22 de abril de 2024. Después de que la empresa no desalojara las instalaciones, la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, decidió avanzar con el siguiente paso en el proceso presentando la demanda de desalojo.  <p><span data-contrast="none">Hoy, el condado de Miami-Dade present&oacute; una demanda para desalojar a The Dolphin Company (&ldquo;MS Leisure&rdquo;) del Miami Seaquarium despu&eacute;s de haber terminado el contrato el 22 de abril de 2024. Despu&eacute;s de que la empresa no desalojara las instalaciones, la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, decidi&oacute; avanzar con el siguiente paso en el proceso presentando la demanda de desalojo.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Los miembros de los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n pueden encontrar la denuncia abajo y a continuaci&oacute;n se incluye una declaraci&oacute;n conjunta de la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, y la comisionada Raquel Regalado, cuyo distrito incluye el Seaquarium:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">"Nuestra m&aacute;xima prioridad siempre ha sido garantizar la seguridad y el bienestar de los cientos de animales bajo el cuidado del Seaquarium, y es fundamental que procedamos de la manera que mejor los proteja.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">El condado de Miami-Dade sigue creyendo que los motivos para terminar el contrato de arrendamiento siguen presentes, y por esa raz&oacute;n hemos decidido continuar con el proceso de desalojo en los tribunales. Esperamos que The Dolphin Company tome las medidas necesarias para desalojar las instalaciones y garantizar que la transici&oacute;n se realice de manera segura y ordenada, especialmente para los animales bajo su cuidado.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Es hora de pasar p&aacute;gina y comenzar un nuevo cap&iacute;tulo mientras seguimos comprometidos con la salud y el bienestar de estos animales.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Gracias a todos los residentes y defensores que han hecho o&iacute;r su voz sobre este importante tema".</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">La demanda se puede descargar aqu&iacute;: </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.myflcourtaccess.com/nefdocuments/document.nefdd?nai=04tmhzKtPxcFm8BD58B3HdN5M0PUhCBO&amp;ds=2__;!!LOelhlcw8ilLTokL!bmJ3fnLTygBOt4Fd6LHzTtpNvYt0vHFoDW7Z53muciq1_g_Ei2VM9bMwimi0tgPYwtM-P86t_fbHSMeTg2P2_ElY_hPtXVTY$"><span data-contrast="none">MDC v. MS LEISURE CORPORATION COMPLAINT.pdf</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> local county miami-dade elected elected Office of the Mayor Contact Us /global/government/mayor/contact.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. <p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman mayor in November 2020, and re-elected in August 2024, after 40 years of advocacy for South Florida families. </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">As mayor, she oversees approximately 23,000 County employees, serves nearly 3 million residents, and manages an annual budget of approximately $14.3 billion. She is focused on building a more resilient and prosperous Miami-Dade. Her initiatives include supporting critical infrastructure, reducing bureaucracy and spending your tax dollars wisely, while building a future-ready economy full of opportunity, tackling the housing crisis, combating gun violence and preserving our precious environment.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">A social worker, lawyer, and activist, she previously served as the County Commissioner for District 8 and worked with vulnerable populations through Legal Services of Greater Miami and Catalyst Miami, an organization she founded. With her husband, Dr. Robert Cava, she raised two children, Eliza and Edward, in Miami-Dade.</span></p> /resources/images/banners/mayor-banner-2024.jpg other Mayor Daniella Levine Cava /resources/images/mayor/2024-mayor-cava-headshot.jpg /resources/images/1200x675/mayor-cava-portrait.jpg Daniella Levine Cava /global/government/biographies/mayor.page Stephen P. Clark Center - 111 NW 1st Street [loc1454454181420459] : Miami ^ 33128 loc1454454181420459 29th Floor 305-375-5071 [email protected] /global/government/mayor/home.page twitter facebook instagram mayors-office org1516809332626765 loc1454454181420459 Stephen P. Clark Center 111 NW 1st Street 29th Floor Miami 33128 305-375-5071 [email protected] /global/government/mayor/home.page twitter,facebook,instagram http://twitter.com/MayorDaniella,https://www.facebook.com/MayorDaniella,https://www.instagram.com/mayordlc/ Mayor
          MIAMI-DADE ( June 25, 2024 )–

          Hoy, el condado de Miami-Dade presentó una demanda para desalojar a The Dolphin Company (“MS Leisure”) del Miami Seaquarium después de haber terminado el contrato el 22 de abril de 2024. Después de que la empresa no desalojara las instalaciones, la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, decidió avanzar con el siguiente paso en el proceso presentando la demanda de desalojo. 

          Los miembros de los medios de comunicación pueden encontrar la denuncia abajo y a continuación se incluye una declaración conjunta de la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, y la comisionada Raquel Regalado, cuyo distrito incluye el Seaquarium: 

          "Nuestra máxima prioridad siempre ha sido garantizar la seguridad y el bienestar de los cientos de animales bajo el cuidado del Seaquarium, y es fundamental que procedamos de la manera que mejor los proteja. 

          El condado de Miami-Dade sigue creyendo que los motivos para terminar el contrato de arrendamiento siguen presentes, y por esa razón hemos decidido continuar con el proceso de desalojo en los tribunales. Esperamos que The Dolphin Company tome las medidas necesarias para desalojar las instalaciones y garantizar que la transición se realice de manera segura y ordenada, especialmente para los animales bajo su cuidado. 

          Es hora de pasar página y comenzar un nuevo capítulo mientras seguimos comprometidos con la salud y el bienestar de estos animales. 

          Gracias a todos los residentes y defensores que han hecho oír su voz sobre este importante tema". 

          La demanda se puede descargar aquí: MDC v. MS LEISURE CORPORATION COMPLAINT.pdf 

           

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