BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — Fairfield at Boca Association, Inc. has filed a civil lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court against multiple entities connected to Boca Center, alleging the defendants’ stormwater discharge and drainage infrastructure have damaged association property and that key responsibilities under a recorded drainage easement remain in dispute.
The case, Fairfield at Boca Association, Inc. v. MPF Vanderbilt Boca Property, LLC, et al., was e-filed Jan. 15, 2026, in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida (Civil Division), according to the complaint. The docket reflects Case No. 502026CA000532XXXAMB (Div. AJ). Fairfield is represented by Shir Law Group, P.A., signed by attorney Guy M. Shir. The complaint does not list counsel for the defendants.
Named defendants include MPF Vanderbilt Boca Property, LLC, which the complaint identifies as the owner of property at 5100–5200 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton, described as the “Boca Center Property.” Fairfield also names SCC Boca Center Eat LLC and DDR Continental LP, alleging they claim an ownership, leasehold, management, or other interest in the property or exercise control over the site’s stormwater and drainage improvements. The suit also names unknown persons or entities who may have responsibility for the property and drainage systems.
At the center of the dispute is a Drainage Easement that Fairfield says it executed around Nov. 18, 1999, granting drainage and stormwater runoff rights from the Boca Center parcel across Fairfield’s parcel and into a retention pond located on Fairfield property, according to the complaint. Fairfield alleges the easement includes ongoing maintenance and cost-allocation provisions for the retention pond and related drainage facilities, but also contains a blank percentage field tied to the grantee’s “proportionate share” of certain costs, which Fairfield says creates a present controversy requiring a court declaration of the parties’ rights and obligations.
Fairfield alleges that over time, stormwater discharge and alleged disrepair involving drainage outfalls and related improvements have resulted in erosion and other damage, including washouts, exposed pipes, unsafe slopes, and impacts to lake bank areas and nearby common property. The association claims it provided written notice through counsel on Aug. 1, 2024, describing the alleged failure of the drainage easement and ongoing damage, and demanded corrective action. The complaint states that notice included photographs and a contractor proposal for repair work, including pipe replacement or installation and restoration work, totaling $130,500.
According to the complaint, the defendants responded by letter dated Dec. 9, 2024, acknowledging the existence of the drainage easement, acknowledging their property benefits from it, and acknowledging responsibility for reimbursement of their proportionate share of easement costs. Fairfield alleges the defendants indicated they would retain an engineer to inspect the drainage facilities, but that repairs were not implemented and the alleged damage has continued.
The complaint asserts multiple counts, including declaratory relief, breach of contract tied to the drainage easement, injunctive relief, trespass, private nuisance, negligence, and unjust enrichment pled in the alternative. Among other requested relief, Fairfield seeks a declaration of responsibility for repair and restoration, an order requiring work to be completed at defendants’ expense, damages in an amount to be proven at trial, and attorneys’ fees and costs where permitted. Fairfield also demands a jury trial on issues it says are triable.
The original complaint, Fairfield at Boca Association, Inc. v. MPF Vanderbilt Boca Property, LLC, SCC Boca Center Eat LLC, DDR Continental LP, et al., Case No. 502026CA000532XXXAMB, as filed 01/15/2026, with the Clerk of Court, can be viewed here.
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