Miami Beach Commissioner Laura Dominguez is suing one of the two candidates running to unseat her in Group 2, alleging he is ineligible to run because he doesn’t meet the city’s residency requirement.

In a complaint filed with the 11th Judicial Circuit, Dominguez alleges fellow Democrat Robert Novo falsely swore on his candidate oath that he has been a Miami Beach resident since at least Sept. 4, 2024.

Qualifying for the city’s Nov. 4 election ended Friday, Sept. 5. The Miami Beach Charter mandates that candidates must have lived in the city for at least one year before qualifying.

In his paperwork, Novo listed an address for a two-bedroom property on Crespi Boulevard. Dominguez’s lawsuit contends that the property’s owner, Gustavo Jose Ramos , still uses the address on hi

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