Push for homeowner association reform brews in Brickell Key as seawall replacement costs, developer control has residents worried

A new push for condominium association reform is rising around Brickell Key in Miami.

The island is a triangular-shaped community of private streets surrounded by a public, City of Miami-maintained walking trail on top of a seawall.

Plans to replace the seawall, its cost and the developer's control over the master association board leave some residents worried about being priced out in the future.

Ed Claughton, whose grandfather sold the island to Swire Properties in the 1970s, shares those concerns. He does not live on the island. However, he wrote lawmakers and the master association board members a letter asking the board to reconsider a $32 million assessment on all residents to replace the seawall around the island.

While all 13 buildings have association boards to manage problem