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La Costa Village
Port Orange, FL · Owner: Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI)
About this community
| Community | La Costa Village |
|---|---|
| Address | 1275 La Costa Blvd, Port Orange, FL 32129 |
| City / State | Port Orange, FL |
| Acquired by Sun | 2015 |
| Sites / lots | 658 (MHBO directory profile) |
| Year built | 1986 (MHBO directory profile) |
| Source | Sun Communities FY2025 Form 10-K, Schedule III (SEC filing) |
Directory listing: MHBO community page (third-party directory; address data cross-checked against it).
The numbers reported here
| Item | Reported | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lot rent | ~$933/month | Sun home listing for this community, 2025 (listing-reported) |
| Lot rent | ~$989/month effective Jan 2026 | Sun home listing for this community (listing-reported) |
| Sites | 658 | Public community directories |
| Built | 1986 · 55+ community | Public community directories |
Listing-reported figures are what Sun's own sales listings stated; resident-reported figures will be added as residents file them, each labeled and dated.
Cases & incidents at this community
The fallen tree. A resident account describes a half-dead tree — reported to management before it fell — collapsing on a calm, sunny day, striking two homes and nearly killing a resident, followed by a dispute over repairs and an "act of God" denial. Read the case file: The La Costa Tree Case. Sun Communities is invited to respond; its response will be published here.
The numbers reported here
No verified figures have been filed for this community yet. The first residents to report lot-rent history, fees and pass-through charges set the baseline this page tracks — every figure labeled with its source and date.
Resident reports
No reports have been published from this community yet. Reports are published as the resident's own account, with a verification tier (anonymous / resident-verified / named) and an affidavit option.
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Buyback & blocked-sale record
This page tracks reported cases where a resident says the park bought their home, or a sale to an outside buyer was blocked or stalled: what the resident was offered, what independent buyers offered, and what the home later sold for. No cases filed yet for this community.
Court record
Filed cases and agency actions documented for this community, with outcomes stated exactly as the records support them. An allegation is not a finding; a settlement is a compromise, not an admission, unless a court record says otherwise. Full index: The Court Record.
- Eleanor Pagan v. Sun Communities Inc d/b/a La Costa Village
State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 202230982CICI · Filed: 2022-06-29
A La Costa Village resident sued Sun Communities Inc, doing business as La Costa Village, in a case the Clerk's index classifies as premises liability/commercial.
Outcome: Voluntarily dismissed with prejudice by the plaintiff, Jan 25, 2023 · Outcome date: Jan 25, 2023 - Connie Baczewski v. Sun Communities Inc, et al
State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 202230190CICI · Filed: 2022-02-10
A La Costa Village resident sued Sun Communities Inc and additional defendants in a circuit civil case arising at the community.
Outcome: Voluntarily dismissed with prejudice, Jul 24, 2023 · Outcome date: Jul 24, 2023 - Sandra Horan v. Sun Communities Inc d/b/a La Costa Village, etc.
State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 202131183CICI · Filed: 2021-09-10
A La Costa Village resident sued Sun Communities Inc, doing business as La Costa Village, in a circuit civil case arising at the community.
Outcome: Settled — defendant's notice of settlement filed May 13, 2024; voluntarily dismissed with prejudice May 20, 2024 (removed to federal court Oct 2021, remanded Dec 2021) · Outcome date: May 20, 2024 - Susan Marki v. Sun Communities Inc
State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 202130632CICI · Filed: 2021-05-14
A resident sued Sun Communities Inc in a circuit civil case in the La Costa sequence of filings.
Outcome: Settled — Sun accepted the plaintiff's proposal for settlement May 27, 2022; voluntarily dismissed with prejudice Jul 25, 2022 · Outcome date: Jul 25, 2022 - Geraldine Vascellaro v. Sun Communities Inc d/b/a La Costa Village
State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 202030345CICI · Filed: 2020-03-11
A La Costa Village resident sued Sun Communities Inc, doing business as La Costa Village, in a circuit civil case — the earliest of the 2020–2022 cluster.
Outcome: Dismissed with prejudice by stipulation and court order, Dec 30, 2021, following mediation · Outcome date: Dec 30, 2021 - Donna Tompkins v. LaCosta Property LLC (Sun Communities a party defendant)
State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 201931076CICI · Filed: 2019-06-11
Donna Tompkins sued LaCosta Property LLC — the Sun entity holding the La Costa Village land parcel; Sun Communities was also a party defendant.
Outcome: Voluntarily dismissed with prejudice, May 18, 2021, following mediation · Outcome date: May 18, 2021
What residents say elsewhere
Collected from public sources, summarized and attributed, with links to the originals. Summaries describe what reviewers and reporters say; allegations are not findings.
- google-reviews · Birdeye 4.4 (317 reviews) — Aggregated reviews are mostly positive about upkeep, pools and friendly residents, with a minority alleging an unresponsive office and an overpriced on-site store. Rating is high overall despite those complaints. Original source
Themes: management, amenities, fees - other — Review compilation praising safety, maintenance and activities, but one long-term resident alleges lot rent rose by just under $200 over 8 years plus a pass-on tax, prompting them to look to move, and another says the office is usually not responsive. Original source
Themes: rent, fees, management - other · 2025-06-11 — A verified-customer complaint alleges La Costa maintenance was non-responsive to a plumbing problem and dismissed it as the resident's problem; the resident says a plumber suggested calling the city utility, which identified the main drain at no charge. Original source
Themes: maintenance, management, utilities - bbb · BBB A+ — BBB business profile for La Costa Village at 1275 La Costa Village Blvd lists an A+ BBB rating while noting the business is not BBB accredited; no community-specific complaint narrative was visible in the search result. Original source
Themes: management - google-reviews · Chamber 4.4 (262 reviews) — Aggregated reviews are largely positive, but a November 2021 reviewer alleged waiting two months for a refund of over two weeks of rent after selling and moving away. Original source
Themes: rent, management - other — A Sun home listing states lot rent would be $989 a month effective January 2026, including lawn, trash/recycle and amenities, with separate annual community taxes of $750 for 2026 paid in January. Original source
Themes: rent, fees, amenities - other — An older home listing cites base lot rent of $756.75 plus an annual pass-through tax of $449.83 subject to change, illustrating the separate pass-through charge on top of base rent that residents cite. Original source
Themes: rent, fees - youtube — A sales walkthrough video for a $59,900 home lists current monthly lot rent at approximately $988.96 including lawn care and irrigation, and promotes pools, clubhouse and other amenities; it is marketing, not resident complaint content. Original source
Themes: rent, amenities, sales-pressure - other — Parent-company Sun Communities Trustpilot page (not La Costa-specific) contains allegations of management indifference to residents and quality-of-life issues and of yard damage during utility work not being properly repaired; included as parent context only. Original source
Themes: management, maintenance
Fight back in FL
State Attorney General — file a consumer complaint with the FL Attorney General's office: official complaint page · Office phone: (850) 414-3300. (Officeholder listings change with elections; this route is to the office, verified October 2025.)
Build an AG-ready packet: a dated, specific account — what happened, when, what it cost you, what management said — carries more weight than a phone call. This portal's report flow turns your account into exactly that, with an optional signed affidavit.
Sun Communities' response
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