Dana Mihalcean v. Bridge Investment Group Holdings LLC

Case No. 2025-CA-006193 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

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If you were a Florida tenant at a property owned or managed by Bridge Investment Group Holdings LLC from July 2021 through January 2026, you may be entitled to benefits under a class action lawsuit.

A court authorized the Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

·         A proposed settlement will create a $700,000 common fund (the "Settlement Fund") to fully settle and release claims of the following individuals:
All persons in Florida, from July 2021 through January 2026, who paid a security deposit at a property owned or managed by Released Parties, had any portion of their deposit retained, and may not have received a certified mail notice within 30 days of moving out of Released Parties’ intent to impose a claim on their deposit (the “Settlement Class”).

The following are excluded from the Settlement Class: (1) the judge presiding over this case; (2) the judges of the Florida Appellate Courts; (3) the immediate families of the preceding person(s); (4) any Released Party; (5) any Settlement Class Member who timely opts out of this Action; (6) any counsel of record, and (7) any class member who had already released the claims at issue in this Agreement with Defendant.

·         Defendant denies Plaintiff’s allegations and denies any wrongdoing whatsoever. The Court has not ruled on the merits of Plaintiff’s claims or Defendant’s defenses. By entering into the settlement, Defendant has not conceded the truth or validity of any of the claims against it.

·         To receive your pro rata portion of the Settlement Fund, you don’t have to do anything. If you opt out, you will not receive your portion of the Settlement Fund.

·         Your rights and options, and the deadlines to exercise them, are explained in this Notice. Your legal rights are affected whether you act or do not act. Read the Notice you received carefully.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT
DO NOTHING To obtain money from the settlement you do not have to do anything. If you do not opt out of the settlement, you will receive a settlement payment. If you change your address after the date of receiving notice, make sure you update your address with the Settlement Administrator.
EXCLUDE YOURSELF OR "OPT-OUT" OF THE SETTLEMENT If you ask to be excluded, you will not receive a payment. This is the only option that allows you to pursue your own claims against Defendant or other Released Parties related to a Released Claim. The deadline for excluding yourself is August 4, 2026.
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT If you wish to object to the settlement, you must write to the Court about why you believe the settlement is unfair in any respect. The deadline for objecting is August 4, 2026.
GO TO THE FINAL APPROVAL HEARING You may attend the Final Approval Hearing, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on August 18, 2026. At the Final Approval Hearing you may ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement. To speak at the Final Approval Hearing, you must file a document that includes your name, address, telephone number and your signature with the Court, which must also state your intention to appear at the Final Approval Hearing.  This must be filed no later than August 4, 2026.

These rights and options-and the deadlines to exercise them-are explained in the Notice you received. 

The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the settlement. Payments (i.e. Settlement Award Checks) will be disbursed if the Court approves the settlement and after any appeals are resolved. Please be patient.