The Residences at Mandarin Oriental (Mandarin Oriental Boca Raton)
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2026
Buyer sues Mandarin Oriental Boca Raton developer over $1.23 million condo deposit
Lawsuit filed
A complaint was filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court against developer Via Mizner Owner III, LLC and escrow agent First American Title Insurance Company, seeking the return of a $1.23 million deposit on a $4.1 million unit at The Residences at Mandarin Oriental in Boca Raton. The suit alleges that the Tower 105 project remains far from complete, that no closing occurred by December 31, 2025 despite a December 2022 estimated completion date, and that the developer never responded to an August default notice and refund demand. It also asks the court to declare that First American must pursue a $410,000 surety bond on the buyer's behalf, and notes that other Tower 105 buyers have filed similar lawsuits over deposits the developer has refused to return.
New York doctor Sajid Malik filed a complaint on Friday in Palm Beach County Circuit Court against developer Via Mizner Owner III, LLC and escrow agent First American Title Insurance Company, seeking return of his $1.23 million deposit on a $4.1 million unit at The Residences at Mandarin Oriental in Boca Raton. The suit alleges the Tower 105 project remains far from complete, that no closing occurred by December 31, 2025 despite a December 2022 estimated completion date, and that the developer never responded to an August default notice and refund demand. It also asks the court to declare that First American must pursue a $410,000 surety bond on Malik's behalf, and notes that other Tower 105 buyers have filed similar lawsuits over deposits the developer has refused to return.
Stated objective. Malik seeks the return of his full deposit with interest plus attorney's fees, and asks the court to declare that First American must pursue the $410,000 bond on his behalf.
Source excerpt
First American released $820,000 to the developer for construction in 2022, then released the remaining $410,000 after the developer posted a surety bond issued by Federal Insurance Company.
Malik’s attorney sent the developer a default notice and refund demand in August. The developer never responded, the complaint states.
A New York doctor who put down $1.23 million on a $4.1 million condo at The Residences at Mandarin Oriental in downtown Boca Raton is suing to get his money back, saying the tower still isn’t finished nearly four years after it was supposed to be.
Deposit refund lawsuit over delayed Boca Raton tower