Jade Winds is, in many ways, a typical South Florida mid-rise condo complex. Located off Miami Gardens Drive in North Miami Beach, Jade Winds has 916 units – and these days a bunch of very angry residents. So angry they held three demonstrations at the front gate last month as part of their four-month-long battle with management. “Our protests were very peaceful, there was no violence, in fact the police was present throughout all these protests and no incidents were reported,” said Jade Winds resident Xochitl Alvarez, the demonstration leader.
Miami-Dade Police confirmed that fact. Nonetheless, Jade Winds management sent letters to every unit, calling the demonstrators “hoodlums,” accusing them of vandalizing the property and fining those who took part hundreds of dollars for allegedly violating the bylaws of the condominium association. The protesters say their constitutional rights to free speech have been violated. Read more: