The Court Record

How this record was built — and what we left out

Every item below is tied to a court docket, an agency's own publication, or a contemporaneous primary report, with sources linked. Outcomes are stated exactly as the records support them — resident wins and resident losses alike, including fee awards entered against resident plaintiffs.

Dispositions. For the Volusia County, Florida cases, dispositions were read from the Clerk's CCMS docket detail on October 15, 2026: all eight cases that had previously been listed only as "closed" ended in dismissal with prejudice — five of them expressly after settlement notices or acceptances — and none reached a verdict. Settlement terms in those cases are confidential and are not stated here. Where a disposition is not publicly indexed (three older Volusia cases: Mullen, Evans, and Van Leuven), we say exactly that rather than guessing whether a case settled, was dismissed, or went to judgment.

Samples are labeled samples. Eviction figures drawn from public indexes are day-slice samples — filings visible on single sampled days — not statewide totals, and a filing is not a judgment.

Pending means alleged. Cases still pending are described in allegation framing only; no court has made the findings the complaints ask for. Settlements are compromises, and where the record states a settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing, we say so.

SEC v. Jorissen, Shiffman & Petrella

Federal regulator enforcement · U.S. District Court, E.D. Mich. · Docket: No. 2:06-cv-10845 · Filed: Feb 27, 2006

The SEC alleged Sun materially overstated income from January 2000 through December 2002 by failing to record losses from its SunChamp, LLC joint venture for seven quarters and underreporting them in four more, and by maintaining an improper general reserve used to smooth earnings. The complaint alleged CFO Jeffrey P. Jorissen directed the accounting decisions; CEO Gary A. Shiffman and controller Mary A. Petrella were also named. A companion SEC administrative proceeding named Sun Communities, Inc. itself.

Outcome: Resolved — Jorissen consent judgment: injunction + $25,000 civil penalty + SEC practice suspension (reinstatement possible after 2 years), no admission/denial; SEC dismissed its claims against Shiffman and Petrella. Companion SEC administrative cease-and-desist proceeding against Sun Communities, Inc. itself (settled, no admission/denial). · Outcome date: Final judgments July 21, 2008

Sources: sec.gov · sec.gov · sec.gov

Sun Secured Financing LLC et al. v. ARCS Commercial Mortgage Co., L.P., PNC ARCS, LLC & Fannie Mae

Federal court — Sun as plaintiff · U.S. District Court, D.D.C. · Docket: No. 1:09-cv-02162 (RMU) · Filed: On or about Nov 19, 2009

Sun entities sued the lenders under a credit facility of about $390 million, alleging the defendants impermissibly increased a fee when the facility was extended in April 2009, and seeking recovery of the excess fees plus a declaratory judgment that the increase was impermissible. The defendants' motion to dismiss was denied.

Outcome: Settled — Agreement and Release Mar 31, 2011; restated credit facility became effective Jan 3, 2012 and the litigation was dismissed. Sun entities were plaintiffs. Defendants' motion to dismiss had been denied. · Outcome date: Settlement Mar 31, 2011; dismissal Jan 3, 2012

Sources: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov · casemine.com · sec.gov · sec.gov

Friedel v. Park Place Community, LLC (Friedel I)

Federal court — resident suit · U.S. District Court, S.D. Fla.; aff'd, 11th Cir. · Docket: No. 2:17-cv-14056; 11th Cir. No. 17-15784 · Filed: Feb 19, 2017 · Community: Park Place

A Park Place resident alleged disability discrimination and failure to accommodate under the Fair Housing Act after the park demanded removal of his dog, described as an emotional support animal, following biting incidents.

Outcome: Judgment for defendant (Sun park-level LLC) — jury verdict for Park Place; affirmed in full on appeal. Resident loss. · Outcome date: Trial concluded Oct 17, 2017; affirmed 2018 (747 F. App'x 775)

Sources: cases.justia.com · casemine.com

Friedel v. Sun Communities, Inc. & Park Place Community, LLC (Friedel II)

Federal court — resident suit · U.S. District Court, S.D. Fla.; aff'd, 11th Cir. · Docket: No. 2:19-cv-14394-RLR; 11th Cir. No. 20-12275 · Filed: 2019 · Community: Park Place

The same residents sued Sun Communities, Inc. and Park Place, alleging FHA discrimination and retaliation arising from an October 18, 2017 notice to vacate served the day after the Friedel I trial concluded, plus good-faith / contract theories. These were allegations; the courts did not sustain them.

Outcome: Dismissed WITH prejudice (Second Amended Complaint); affirmed on appeal. Court later granted defendants attorney's fees as to entitlement across all counts (amount not located in public sources reviewed) and denied sanctions against plaintiffs' counsel. Resident loss. · Outcome date: Affirmed Aug 24, 2021; fee-entitlement order Mar 25, 2022

Sources: cases.justia.com · casemine.com · law.justia.com

Royal Palm Village Residents, Inc. v. Slider et al.

Federal court — resident association suit · U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla.; 11th Cir. · Docket: No. 8:19-cv-874-CEH-SPF; 11th Cir. No. 21-13789 · Filed: 2019 · Community: Royal Palm Village

The residents' association and named residents alleged fraud through illegally passed-on costs, embellished lot descriptions used to justify rent increases, and false promises to upgrade roads and common areas, pleading claims under federal RICO, Florida RICO, the ADA, FDUTPA, the Florida Mobile Home Act, and unjust enrichment. These were allegations; no liability finding was made.

Outcome: Voluntarily dismissed WITHOUT prejudice by residents (court order Oct 1, 2020); complaints had been dismissed as shotgun pleadings / without prejudice. Fee judgment of $39,613.83 awarded to defendants (incl. Sun entities and American Land Lease) against the residents' association as prevailing party on the Florida Mobile Home Act claim. Owners' appeal of the denial of additional fees on the amended complaints: AFFIRMED (denial stood). Resident loss. · Outcome date: Voluntary dismissal Oct 1, 2020; fee order Aug 2, 2021; 11th Cir. opinion Jan 12, 2023

Sources: caselaw.findlaw.com · media.ca11.uscourts.gov · casemine.com

In re Manufactured Home Lot Rents Antitrust Litigation

Federal court — resident class action · U.S. District Court, N.D. Ill. (Judge Valderrama) · Docket: No. 1:23-cv-06715 · Filed: Aug 31, 2023

A putative nationwide class of residents alleges a Sherman Act § 1 conspiracy among major park owners — ELS, Hometown America, Lakeshore, Sun Communities, RHP, YES!, Inspire, Kingsley, Cal-Am and Murex — and Datacomp Appraisal Systems, to fix, raise, or stabilize manufactured-home lot rents through Datacomp's JLT Market Reports, which allegedly shared non-public, competitively sensitive data, with annual increases alleged to have risen from roughly 2% before 2018 to more than 9%, plus unjust enrichment. All defendants deny wrongdoing; these remain allegations as to the non-settling defendants.

Outcome: STILL PENDING as to Sun and other non-settling defendants — prior complaint dismissed WITHOUT prejudice Dec 4, 2025 for failure to plausibly allege a conspiracy; Second Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint filed Jan 26, 2026. Co-defendant Murex Properties settled separately (cooperation provision; dollar amount not publicly disclosed; preliminary approval Mar 10, 2026 — reported by MHProNews, docket not independently read for the approval order).

Sources: reuters.com · manufacturedhomepronews.com · manufacturedhomepronews.com

Sun Communities, Inc. v. Navigators Insurance Company

Federal court — Sun as plaintiff (insurance coverage) · U.S. District Court, E.D. Mich. · Docket: No. 4:23-cv-10618-FKB-KGA · Filed: Mar 16, 2023

Sun, as plaintiff, alleges its second-layer excess insurer Navigators failed or refused to meaningfully participate in mediation or contribute to the settlement of an underlying wrongful-death suit. The underlying facts recited by the court: on or about April 3, 2021, a three-year-old child fell into a septic tank at a Sun-owned campground/RV resort in Cape May, New Jersey and died; her parents, as administrators of her estate, sued Sun on or about June 28, 2021, and that suit was resolved by a mediated settlement whose amount is not public. This case concerns insurance coverage.

Outcome: STILL PENDING — Sun is plaintiff. Navigators' motion for judgment on the pleadings denied (782 F. Supp. 3d 558); Navigators' motion for summary judgment denied Oct 28, 2025 (ECF No. 50). No verdict or settlement after that located.

Sources: govinfo.gov · cases.justia.com

Nelson v. Sun Communities, Inc. et al.

Federal court — shareholder class action · U.S. District Court, E.D. Mich. · Docket: No. 2:24-cv-13314-LVP-EAS · Filed: Dec 12, 2024

A shareholder class action (class period February 28, 2019 – September 24, 2024) alleged violations of Exchange Act §§ 10(b) and 20(a): materially false or misleading statements that allegedly concealed board members' insider trading, undisclosed loans taken by CEO Gary A. Shiffman, and an undisclosed mortgage of almost $4 million signed by Shiffman on behalf of DH Bingham Farms LLC. The allegations were publicly aired by Blue Orca Capital's report published after market close on September 24, 2024.

Outcome: SETTLED for $2,300,000 — finally approved and action dismissed WITH prejudice. Settlement expressly not an admission and not usable as evidence of wrongdoing. Class counsel fees $766,666 + expenses $49,581.66 from the fund; lead plaintiff award $3,500; named plaintiff award $2,500. · Outcome date: Order and Final Judgment Aug 4, 2026

Sources: docs.justia.com · strategicclaims.net · businesswire.com

Bollano v. Sun Communities, Inc.

Federal court — employee suit · U.S. District Court, E.D. Mich. · Docket: No. 2:24-cv-10900-GAD-CI · Filed: 2024

An employee (a Team Relations Specialist in Sun's Southfield, Michigan human-resources function, employed August 2022 – September 2023) sued on three counts: Count I, FLSA overtime / exemption; Count II, Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act; Count III, Title VII (retaliation/discrimination).

Outcome: STILL PENDING IN PART — summary judgment GRANTED to Sun on Counts II (Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act) and III (Title VII) and DENIED on Count I (FLSA overtime/exemption), per Opinion and Order ECF No. 45 (Judge Drain). · Outcome date: Summary-judgment order filed Mar 2, 2026

Sources: milawyersweekly.com

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 · Community: La Costa Village

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

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

Connie Baczewski v. Sun Communities Inc, et al

State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 202230190CICI · Filed: 2022-02-10 · Community: La Costa Village

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

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

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 · Community: La Costa Village

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

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

Susan Marki v. Sun Communities Inc

State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 202130632CICI · Filed: 2021-05-14 · Community: La Costa Village

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

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

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 · Community: La Costa Village

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

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

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 · Community: La Costa Village

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

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

Yvonne Livesay v. Sun Communities Inc

State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 201731280CICI · Filed: 2017

Yvonne Livesay sued Sun Communities Inc in Volusia County; CCMS groups the case with the older negligence/residential cases against Sun in the county. The index entry does not specify a community.

Outcome: Settled — Sun filed notice of settlement May 31, 2019; dismissed with prejudice by stipulation and final court order, Jun 19, 2019 · Outcome date: Jun 19, 2019

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

Yvonne Livesay v. Sun Communities Inc

State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 201631453CICI · Filed: 2016

Yvonne Livesay sued Sun Communities Inc in Volusia County — one of two suits she filed in consecutive years. The index entry does not specify a community.

Outcome: Settled — Sun filed notice of settlement May 31, 2019; dismissed with prejudice by stipulation, final order Jun 25, 2019 (consolidated with 201731280CICI for discovery only) · Outcome date: Jun 25, 2019

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

Sandra Mullen v. Sun Communities Inc

State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 201630613CICI · Filed: 2016

Sandra Mullen sued Sun Communities Inc in a Volusia County circuit civil case. The index entry does not specify a community.

Outcome: CLOSED per CCMS; specific disposition not publicly indexed

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

Ronda Evans v. Sun Communities Inc

State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 201831801CICI · Filed: 2018

Ronda Evans sued Sun Communities Inc in a Volusia County circuit civil case. The index entry does not specify a community.

Outcome: CLOSED per CCMS; specific disposition not publicly indexed

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

Ernest Van Leuven v. Sun Communities Inc

State court — Volusia County · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 201131148CICI · Filed: 2011

Ernest Van Leuven sued Sun Communities Inc in a Volusia County circuit civil case — the oldest Sun Communities case in the Volusia index results located. The index entry does not specify a community.

Outcome: CLOSED per CCMS; specific disposition not publicly indexed

Sources: ccms.clerk.org

Club Rio Homeowners Association Inc v. Sun Communities Inc, et al

State court — Volusia County (OPEN) · Volusia County Circuit Court (CCMS) · Docket: 202613667CIDL · Filed: 2026-09-25 · Community: Hacienda Del Rio

The homeowners association for Hacienda Del Rio (Edgewater) sued Sun over Sun's plan to pass its ad valorem property taxes through to residents as a rent component: the HOA contends the original prospectus does not authorize a tax pass-through and that Chapter 723 therefore bars it, and says Sun refused to meet with the board. Per the HOA's 2026 newsletters, 400+ residents signed a Statement of Dispute authorizing the HOA to act for all residents, and Sun has new residents sign an acknowledgment that they will pay the tax. These are the HOA's allegations; the case is pending.

Outcome: PENDING / OPEN — ad valorem tax pass-through dispute (Ch. 723)

Sources: ccms.clerk.org · clubriohoa.org · clubriohoa.org

Application for staff-assisted rate case by Sun Communities Finance, LLC d/b/a Water Oak Utility

Utility rate case — Florida PSC · Florida Public Service Commission · Docket: 20250088-WU · Filed: 2025 · Community: Water Oak Country Club Estates

Sun Communities Finance, LLC d/b/a Water Oak Utility sought new water rates in a staff-assisted rate case. Residents filed extensive objections alleging 200–300 broken or non-functioning water meters left unrepaired for over two years, roughly 32% of pumped water unbilled, 17 general-service customers never billed in the test year, and the resulting costs shifted to paying customers. PSC staff nonetheless recommended the quality of service be found satisfactory, found the system 100% used-and-useful with a 29.7% excessive-unaccounted-for-water adjustment, and set ROE at 8.51%.

Outcome: REGULATORY DECISION — Commission voted 2026-04-07 to approve new water rates substantially as staff recommended (typical 3,000-gal residential bill from $8.95 to roughly $35–$37); residents' objections (broken meters, 32.3% unbilled water) noted on the record · Outcome date: 2026-04-07 (Commission vote)

Sources: floridapsc.com · floridapsc.com · floridapsc.com · floridapsc.com

Application for staff-assisted rate case by Gulfstream Utility LLC

Utility rate case — Florida PSC · Florida Public Service Commission · Docket: 20250084-SU · Filed: 2025 · Community: Gulfstream Harbor

Gulfstream Utility LLC (Sun's utility affiliate) sought new wastewater rates in a staff-assisted rate case. Resident statements filed in the docket alleged defective test-year data, meter-transmission failures producing catch-up billing spikes, and repeated identical estimated bills, and asked for dismissal and an independent audit. The PSC's rate case overview showed a typical residential wastewater bill at 3,000 gallons rising from $17.17 to $26.74. (A prior Gulfstream rate case ran under Docket No. 20210191-SU.)

Outcome: REGULATORY DECISION — FINAL — PAA Order PSC-2026-0114-PAA-SU approved final wastewater rates 2026-04-27; Consummating Order PSC-2026-0161-CO-SU made the order final 2026-05-22; docket closes administratively after tariff verification · Outcome date: 2026-05-22

Sources: floridapsc.com · psc.state.fl.us · floridapsc.com

Application for staff-assisted rate case by Sun Communities Acquisitions, LLC d/b/a Buttonwood Bay Utilities

Utility rate case — Florida PSC · Florida Public Service Commission · Docket: 20250122-WS · Filed: 2025 (application accepted Nov 2025) · Community: Buttonwood Bay

Sun Communities Acquisitions, LLC d/b/a Buttonwood Bay Utilities applied for a staff-assisted rate case to raise water and wastewater rates. PSC staff determined the utility eligible on November 3, 2025, set the official filing date on receipt of the $2,000 filing fee, and opened a staff audit (Audit Control No. 2025-309-1-1, report expected January 20, 2026). A prior Buttonwood Bay SARC ran under Docket No. 20230117-WS (2023–2024), and Sun originally took over the utility's Certificates Nos. 431-W and 364-S by transfer approved in Order No. PSC-03-0759-PAA-WS, Docket No. 020892-WS (2003).

Outcome: PENDING — SARC in process; PSC staff audit opened (Audit Control No. 2025-309-1-1)

Sources: psc.state.fl.us · psc.state.fl.us · psc.state.fl.us

Transfer of Saddle Oak Club water/wastewater facilities to City of Ocala; cancellation of Certificate Nos. 516-W and 448-S

Utility transfer — Florida PSC · Florida Public Service Commission · Docket: 20210151-WS · Filed: 2021 · Community: Saddle Oak Club

Sun Communities Operating LP d/b/a Saddle Oak Club — which operated the community's water and wastewater systems as a Class C utility serving about 376 residential customers — applied on September 1, 2021 to transfer the facilities to the City of Ocala and cancel its certificates.

Outcome: REGULATORY DECISION — PSC order acknowledged the transfer as a matter of right under § 367.071(4), effective 2021-07-20, and cancelled Sun's certificates; no customer deposits were outstanding · Outcome date: 2021

Sources: psc.state.fl.us · floridapsc.com

Windmill Village homeowners v. park owner

State court — PRE-SUN (not charged to Sun) · Tenth Judicial Circuit (Polk County) · Docket: Not located · Filed: Reported 2013-01-04 · Community: Windmill Village

PRE-SUN — not charged to Sun. This matter predates Sun's ownership of the property and is recorded so the property's history is not misattributed.

Windmill Village homeowners protested and sued the park's then-owner, alleging lot rents had risen from about $299/month in 2006–07 to $510–$600 within six years, that "guaranteed lifetime lease" advertising was misleading, and that the owner passed its own property taxes through to residents. Sun acquired Windmill Village in 2015; this suit was against the prior owner and documents the property's pre-Sun history only.

Outcome: Outcome not established in located sources. PRE-SUN: Sun acquired Windmill Village in 2015; this suit was against the prior owner and is not charged to Sun

Sources: ccfj.net

Sun entities as eviction plaintiffs — Florida county-court samples

Eviction-filing pattern — day-slice samples · Not a filed case · Florida county courts (UniCourt public indexes; Volusia CCMS) · Docket: Multiple · Filed: Samples from 2021–2024

A full statewide count is not available from public web indexes. Day-slice samples show Sun's operating entity as a repeat eviction plaintiff: Orange County day-listings show Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership (with the Deerwood community entities) filing residential evictions on single sampled days across years — two filings on 2022-05-09, one on 2023-11-15, one on 2024-02-05; a single Polk County day (2021-01-07) shows three Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership residential-eviction filings; and the Volusia index includes numerous La Costa Property LLC residential evictions (2010–2019), with Sun also appearing as plaintiff in evictions at Holly Forest Estates (Holly Hill). Read fairly: these are day-slice samples from public indexes, not a total. They establish a pattern of routine eviction filing by Sun entities in at least three Florida counties; they do not establish a statewide count.

Outcome: Pattern documented from day-slice samples — not a statewide count; filings are not judgments

Sources: unicourt.com · unicourt.com · ccms.clerk.org

Park Place HOA — § 723 90-day rent-increase notice dispute (2023)

Documented dispute — not a filed case · Not a filed case · No filed case located · Docket: — · Filed: 2023 · Community: Park Place

The Park Place HOA's November 2023 newsletter reports the board asked Sun to defer rent increases to February 1, 2024, alleging Sun failed to comply with the 90-day rent-increase notification requirement of Florida Statute ch. 723, and sought a meeting on lot rents. No filed case located.

Outcome: No filed case located — documented dispute (allegation tier, not adjudicated)

Sources: parkplacehoa-fla.info

Rainbow Village (Largo) — § 723.058 blocked-sale complaints (2020)

Documented dispute — not a filed case · Not a filed case · No filed case located · Docket: — · Filed: 2020 · Community: Rainbow Village Largo

Two ComplaintsBoard complaints (one dated 2020-09-13, headed "Manager stopped my Sale, VIOLATION 723.058") allege the park manager stopped or slowed a resident's home sale, citing the statute that bars parks from interfering with a homeowner's right to sell. These are consumer complaints, not court filings; no filed case located.

Outcome: Consumer complaints, not court filings; no filed case located

Sources: complaintsboard.com · complaintsboard.com

The Ridge — DBPR complaint & resident petition (2026)

Documented dispute — not a filed case · Not a filed case · No filed case or DBPR order located · Docket: — · Filed: 2026 · Community: The Ridge

Residents of The Ridge petitioned (481 households) alleging pass-through charges that do not match actual tax increases and estimating overcharges above $400,000 for 2017–2025; per the petition, a complaint to the Florida DBPR was investigated only as to minor issues, with the core financial review declined as outside scope. The DBPR outcome is resident-reported, not agency-published.

Outcome: No filed case or DBPR order located — documented dispute (allegation tier, not adjudicated)

Sources: change.org

Gilbert v. Traverse City Area Public Schools, Sun Communities, Inc., et al. (King's Court)

State court — wrongful death · Grand Traverse County Circuit Court (13th Circuit), Michigan (per filing reports) · Docket: Not published in sources located · Filed: Dec 19, 2024 · Community: King's Court

Kimberly Gilbert sued Traverse City Area Public Schools and its officials, Sun Communities, Inc., Northern Michigan Water LLC, and the driver after her 8-year-old son, Jayson Hoogeveen, was struck and killed on September 3, 2024 — the first day of school — at the King's Court school bus stop. The complaint alleges the stop was unreasonably dangerous (located in the active management-office parking lot, under 200 feet from an intersection, without proper signage), that roughly 40–50 formal complaints about the stop had been made over several years, that TCAPS and Sun planned in spring 2023 to relocate the stop but did not do so until about two months after the death, and that the driver was distracted by Sun Communities paperwork while backing up. The suit seeks in excess of $100 million. All claims remain allegations.

Outcome: Pending — no disposition reported in any public source located as of 2026-10-15

Sources: usattorneys.com · usattorneys.com

Scio Farms disability fair-housing complaint (Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan / Renaissance Community Homes v. Sun Community Homes)

HUD complaint — resolved by settlement · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (complaint); resolved by private settlement agreement · Docket: — · Filed: Complaint Mar 2011 · Community: Scio Farms

The complaint alleged Scio Farms twice denied lease applications from adult men with developmental disabilities because the leases would be signed by their guardians (and, on re-application, by representative payees as co-signers) rather than by the applicants personally — a policy the Fair Housing Center said made it practically impossible for people with developmental disabilities to live at the park.

Outcome: Settled — Sun Community Homes paid $39,500 total ($30,000 + $9,500), plus training, policy changes, one year of compliance monitoring. Settlement, not an admission · Outcome date: May 16, 2013

Sources: fhcmichigan.org · annarbor.com

Former resident v. Grand Village / Sun Homes

State appellate court · Michigan Court of Appeals · Docket: No. 350307 (unpublished) · Filed: Appeal decided Feb 18, 2021 · Community: Grand Village

A former Grand Village resident whose tenancy ended in late 2017 brought successive suits against Grand Village/Sun Homes alleging, among other things, a fraudulent escrow judgment, seizure of an escrow overpayment, and violation of Michigan's anti-lockout law.

Outcome: Judgment for Sun — Court of Appeals affirmed summary disposition for Sun on collateral-estoppel grounds · Outcome date: Feb 18, 2021

Sources: courts.michigan.gov

West Village Estates (Romulus) — sewage conditions complaints

Administrative complaints — no civil suit located · Not a filed case · Michigan LARA; Michigan EGLE; City of Romulus intervention · Docket: — · Filed: Complaints ongoing; Michigan Advance coverage Jan 21, 2026 · Community: West Village Estates

Resident Cynara Johnson, a homeowner of nearly nine years, alleges raw sewage pooled under and around her home for months due to park drainage failures, damaging her home, and that Sun denied responsibility. Michigan Advance (Jan 21, 2026) reported residents' concerns were stonewalled until Romulus officials stepped in. According to Johnson's GoFundMe, Sun's lawyers sent cease-and-desist letters to a community volunteer and to Michigan Advance over public statements about her situation, and EGLE was brought to the property.

Outcome: No adjudicated outcome — city officials intervened; Sun sent cease-and-desist letters to a resident advocate and to Michigan Advance (per the resident's GoFundMe)

Sources: mobilehomeresident.com · gofundme.com

Independence Commons (Potterville) drinking-water contamination suit

State court — PRE-SUN (not charged to Sun) · Eaton County, Michigan (per news reports) · Docket: — · Filed: Jan 9, 2019 · Community: Independence Commons

PRE-SUN — not charged to Sun. This matter predates Sun's ownership of the property and is recorded so the property's history is not misattributed.

Three families sued the City of Potterville and Independence Commons, alleging exposure to fecal-bacteria-contaminated water and air caused serious illness and that complaints went unaddressed. The Michigan DEQ cited the city, whose wastewater plant adjacent to the park was the alleged contamination source, and said the plant was not a health hazard. Sun Communities acquired Independence Commons in 2025 — six years after this suit was filed; the litigation is not a Sun-era matter and is recorded only so it is not misattributed.

Outcome: PRE-SUN — flagged. Suit named the City of Potterville and the park under prior ownership; Sun acquired the park in 2025. Contamination source alleged to be the city's adjacent wastewater plant; MI DEQ cited the city. Outcome vs. Sun: none — Sun was not the owner

Sources: beaconjournal.com

Estate of Emma Davidson v. Sun Communities (Cape May septic-tank death)

State court — wrongful death (underlying suit) · New Jersey state court (Cape May County), per the federal coverage record · Docket: — · Filed: Jun 28, 2021 · Community: Sun Outdoors Cape May

On or about April 3, 2021, three-year-old Emma Davidson fell into a septic tank at a campground/RV resort owned by Sun in Cape May, New Jersey, and died of her injuries. Her parents, as administrators of her estate, sued Sun. The federal coverage opinion does not name the campground; Sun Outdoors Cape May is the Sun resort in Cape May listed in Sun's FY2025 SEC filing (acquired 2021), and the opinion describes the resort as Sun-owned at the time of the incident. Sun's follow-on coverage suit against its insurer is in the federal section.

Outcome: Settled at mediation — family suit resolved by a mediated monetary settlement; amount not disclosed in sources located. Settlement, not an admission · Outcome date: Settlement reached before Mar 2023

Sources: cases.justia.com · woodallscm.com

Ocean West Investors LLC v. County of Humboldt (Measure V rent stabilization)

State court · Humboldt County Superior Court, California (per news reports) · Docket: — · Filed: Feb 9, 2017 · Community: Ocean West

Ocean West Investors LLC, owner of the 125-space Ocean West Senior Village in McKinleyville, sued Humboldt County challenging Measure V, the voter-approved mobilehome rent-stabilization ordinance (passed November 2016 with ~55%). The complaint cited average space rent of ~$450/month in 2016 against a claimed market value of $800–$825 and sought an immediate increase toward market. Schedule III lists Sun's acquisition of Ocean West in 2017, the year the suit was filed; the plaintiff entity was the park's owner entity.

Outcome: Outcome not located in sources searched. The ordinance itself (Humboldt County Code § 9101) remains in force; county implementing guidelines were updated Oct 22, 2024

Sources: madriverunion.com · humboldtgov.org

New York Attorney General — rent-to-own investigation; Assurance of Discontinuance (Sun and 7 other owners)

State attorney general action · Office of the New York Attorney General (Barbara D. Underwood) · Docket: Assurance of Discontinuance · Filed: Announced Oct 18, 2018

The AG's industry-wide investigation found the owners' rent-to-own ("option to purchase") contracts violated Real Property Law §§ 233(m), 235-b, 235-c, General Obligations Law § 5-321, and tenant protections — including non-refundable upfront payments forfeited on default plus eviction, title withheld until the end of the term and then transferred only "as is," indemnification clauses holding owners harmless for park injuries, and bars on recording the option agreement. Eight owners — Garden Homes Management, Harper Homes, Hoffman Homes, Horizon Land Company, JKLM Communities, Kingsley Management, Sun Communities, Inc., and UMH Properties — signed the assurance.

Outcome: Resolved by assurance of discontinuance — owners agreed to end the rent-to-own terms the AG found unlawful, offer rescission/refunds on existing contracts, and pay penalties of $1,000–$5,000 per owner depending on contract count · Outcome date: Oct 18, 2018

Sources: allwny.com · longisland.com

Connecticut Attorney General inquiry — Beechwood (Killingworth)

State attorney general inquiry · Not a filed case · Connecticut Attorney General (William Tong) · Docket: Inquiry opened by letter · Filed: Opened Feb 20, 2023 · Community: Beechwood

Attorney General Tong's office announced it had sent Sun Communities a letter opening an inquiry into longstanding property-management concerns at Beechwood, stating the office had received numerous resident complaints over the prior year about sustained, escalating rent hikes despite deteriorating conditions since Sun acquired the park in 2019. In February 21, 2023 testimony to the Housing Committee, Tong stated he visited Beechwood in November 2022 and heard complaints including sewage backups attributed to lapsed septic maintenance. An inquiry is not a finding of wrongdoing.

Outcome: Inquiry only — no enforcement action, finding, or settlement located as of 2026-10-15

Sources: portal.ct.gov · mc2-dbc4731b-1026-468f-872c-39f0-cd.mcsitecore-deploy.com

Connecticut HB 5428 — An Act Concerning Mobile Manufactured Home Parks

Legislative measure · Not a filed case · Connecticut General Assembly · Docket: HB 5428 · Filed: 2025 session

The bill would limit rent increases and ancillary fees in mobile manufactured home parks and strengthen health and safety enforcement; its joint favorable report (General Law Committee, March 21, 2025) records that sponsor Rep. Rebecca Martinez proposed it after dozens of conversations with manufactured-home park constituents on fixed incomes reporting rapidly unaffordable rents, delayed infrastructure work, and tacked-on fees.

Outcome: Not enacted in the sources located — joint favorable report Mar 21, 2025; reached the House calendar (File No. 587); no passage/signature located

Sources: cga.ct.gov · legiscan.com

Southington Fair Rent Commission (residents of Sun's Southington parks)

Local action · Not a filed case · Town of Southington, Connecticut · Docket: — · Filed: Created 2023–2024 (per local reporting)

Residents of Sun Communities' Southington parks (including Cedar Springs and Forest Hill) pressed the town to create a Fair Rent Commission over large land-lease increases, wanting a recourse other than moving. The commission was created.

Outcome: Commission created; zero complaints filed as of the most recent local reporting located

Sources: legalesedecoder.com

Augusta rent-stabilization citizen initiative (Riverside Drive Park)

Local action — ballot measure · Not a filed case · City of Augusta, Maine — ballot · Docket: — · Filed: Signatures certified 2026; council hearing Sept 3, 2026 · Community: Riverside Drive Park

Residents of Riverside Drive Park — where, per resident testimony, lot rent rose from $350 to $550 after Sun's 2020 acquisition — organized a citizen initiative after the City Council declined to act. The proposed ordinance caps annual lot-rent increases at 3% or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower, with exceptions for major improvements and hardship, and exempts resident-owned parks. Signatures exceeding 20% of the prior gubernatorial vote were gathered.

Outcome: Pending — vote scheduled Nov 3, 2026

Sources: mainebeacon.com · maineaflcio.org

Norway lot-rent moratorium & stabilization ordinance (Norway Commons)

Local action · Not a filed case · Town of Norway, Maine · Docket: — · Filed: Moratorium adopted Mar 30, 2026 · Community: Norway Commons

Norway Commons residents reported fees rising from under $400 to over $625 and a lot-rent figure Sun described as an "average" of $741 that residents dispute. At a special town meeting on March 30, 2026, Norway voters approved a 180-day moratorium on mobile home lot rent increases. A permanent ordinance — one increase per 12 months, at least 90 days' notice, capped at CPI + 1% with a 5% maximum, measured against existing rents — was the subject of an October 1, 2026 public hearing and was set for a special town meeting vote on October 15, 2026.

Outcome: Moratorium adopted (180 days). Permanent CPI+1% / max-5% stabilization ordinance set for special town meeting vote Oct 15, 2026; result not yet reported in sources located · Outcome date: Mar 30, 2026 (moratorium)

Sources: europesays.com · byteseu.com

Sen. Hassan / Joint Economic Committee investigation letters (Sun and 5 other corporate owners)

Congressional oversight · Not a filed case · U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee (oversight, not litigation) · Docket: Oversight letters · Filed: Dec 9, 2025

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, sent investigation letters on December 9, 2025 to six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities — Alden Global Capital (Homes of America), Patriot Holdings, Philips International, Legacy Communities, the BoaVida Group, and Sun Communities — seeking information on business practices, rent and fee strategy, ownership/financing structures, standard leases and arbitration clauses, and the impact of investment-firm ownership on New England communities. Hassan later launched a confidential resident-experience survey to inform the investigation. This is congressional oversight, not litigation.

Outcome: Oversight inquiry open per sources — responses requested by Jan 5, 2026; resident survey launched 2026; no findings published as of 2026-10-15

Sources: jec.senate.gov · hassan.senate.gov · nhbr.com

Pandemic-era eviction-filing pattern (Private Equity Stakeholder Project tracker)

Filing-pattern data · Not a filed case · County courts (filing counts) · Docket: — · Filed: 2020–2021 tracking period

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project's pandemic-era eviction tracker covers counties tracked in GA, FL, TX, AZ, TN and NV. Filing counts measure filings, not outcomes or judgments; no Sun-specific state eviction-pattern case or AG action in Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Indiana, or Ohio was located in this research.

Outcome: Sun Communities appears in PESP's corporate-landlord filing tracker with 7 filings in the tracked counties in the period shown — small relative to peer landlords listed. Filing counts are not judgments

Sources: pestakeholder.org