Case Name: The STATE of Florida on the relation of 5900 NE 2nd Avenue, LLC, etc., Appellant, v. MIDFIRST BANK, etc., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2016-06-15
Citations: 194 So. 3d 521
Docket Number: No. 3D15-2283
Parties: The STATE of Florida on the relation of 5900 NE 2nd Avenue, LLC, etc., Appellant, v. MIDFIRST BANK, etc., Appellee.
Judges: Before ROTHENBERG, SALTER and SCALES, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 194
Pages: 521–522

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida on the relation of 5900 NE 2nd Avenue, LLC, etc., Appellant, v. MIDFIRST BANK, etc., Appellee.
No. 3D15-2283.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 15, 2016.
Arnaldo Velez, P.A., and Arnaldo Velez, for appellant.
EXL Legal, PLLC, and Nicole R. Ramirez, St.Petersburg, for appellee.
Before ROTHENBERG, SALTER and SCALES, JJ.

Opinion:
SCALES, J.
Appellant The State of Florida on the relation of 5900 NE 2nd Avenue, LLC (the "State") appeals the trial court's order granting Appellee MidFirst Bank's (the "Bank") motion • to dismiss the State's amended complaint with prejudice. Because the State's complaint states a cognizable claim,., we reverse the trial court's order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
In its complaint, the State sought to enjoin an alleged nuisance on the Bank's property. Specifically, the State pled in its complaint that squatters and drug dealers, the subject of the nuisance, engage in illegal activity on the Bank's property; that these squatters and drug dealers trespass onto the State's property from time to time; that them illegal activity is frightening and deterring patrons from entering the State's establishment; that the nuisance is continuous, currently occurring and is causing the State irreparable harm.
Our review of the trial court's order granting the Bank's motion to dismiss is de novo. Grove Isle Ass'n, Inc. v. Grove Isle Assocs., LLLP, 137 So.3d 1081, 1089 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). Based on the above sufficiently pled facts, the State's amended complaint stated a cognizable claim to enjoin the alleged nuisance. See Orlando Sports Stadium, Inc. v. State ex rel. Powell, 262 So.2d 881 (Fla.1972).
Therefore, the trial court's order of dismissal with prejudice is reversed; we remand with directions that the trial court reinstate the State's complaint.
Reversed and remanded for proceedings consistent herewith.