​10/28 Update 

Dear Member,

 

As you are aware, in June two members, purporting to represent a class of all members, sued the Club claiming that the Membership Fees we have collected for decades are somehow illegal and that they should have to be returned. In other words, they claim that we are obligated to run the club for no profit at all. We obviously disagree.

 

Earlier this month the Court dismissed the lawsuit and, as a result, we were prepared to open the club this Friday.  Our lawyers advised the Association's lawyer that we were doing so, and that we would not bill for membership fees during the time the Club was closed.  We would only charge for operating expenses.

 

After advising that we were prepared to re-open the Club, the two plaintiffs in the case filed a motion asking the Judge to reverse his decision and allow the case to proceed.  They will not accept the Court's ruling and seem intent on continuing to insist that we must run a business for no profit.  We have therefore decided, as we said before, to keep the Club closed until this litigation is concluded.

 

We are very sorry for the inconvenience you are suffering, but things were just fine for decades and now these two members want to disrupt things and again insist that we operate for free. That will not happen.

 

Regards,

 

Doral Club, LLC

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Dear Homeowners:

 

For over two decades, Doral Club, LLC has worked to provide all homeowners with the use and enjoyment of the Club's recreational facilities.  There are, of course, certain conditions to use the Club, one of those conditions being the obligation to pay “Club Membership Fees.”

 

But now, a handful of disgruntled homeowners seek to upend (and jeopardize) the Club facilities at the Islands at Doral for every other homeowner. A few of your neighbors, Brent McNab (the current HOA President) and Jorge Tapia, have filed a class action lawsuit in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court seeking to upend and jeopardize the Club facilities for every homeowner. 

 

Put simply, they want us to run the Club for no profit. This is not something we are willing to do. 

 

As such, we will be closing the Club, indefinitely, on July 1, 2026.

 

As a result, any and all July 4th activities have been canceled.  All private events scheduled to take place after July 1, 2026 have also been canceled.

 

If you have pre-paid a deposit for a private event, please contact Margarita del Cerro via email at margarita@thedoralclub.com to coordinate the receipt of your refund.

 

We regret that it has come to this, but business people are in business to make a living.  Not to operate commercial enterprises in exchange for nothing. 

 

While we believe the lawsuit is completely without merit, and intend to defend it, we are not willing to continue operating the Club while being accused of improperly charging membership fees that have been paid for decades without protest.  So long as these Plaintiffs insist that we be obligated to run it without any profit, and are suing to try to compel the return of fees already charged and paid, the Club will remain closed.​

 

Please be advised that despite misinformation being spread to the contrary, Doral Club, LLC will NOT be invoicing or billing for any assessments or membership fees relating to the Club during the period of closure.  

 

If you are interested in reading the lawsuit, you can find the complaint in the link below:

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​Complaint Linked Here