The city of Miami Beach is in a legal battle with a congregation of Orthodox Jews over use of a single-family house.
Bodycam footage shows the inside of 3401 Prairie Ave. Photo courtesy of Miami Beach, via court records
The city installed a surveillance camera to monitor the property and allegedly sent personnel there 126 times in about two years, according to the group's legal filings.The congregation alleges the city's enforcement measures are "part of a long-term pattern of harassment and intentional discrimination." It claims Miami Beach has violated its First Amendment rights of religious exercise and assembly, according to legal filings.
The congregation insists gatherings are for invited guests only, and that prayer takes place in just 800 of the home's 10,000 square feet.After surveillance video showed people near the property during Passover in 2021, the city's Special Magistrate, which handles code enforcement issues, ruled last April that the number and frequency of people observed violated zoning rules.weeks later, saying the city prohibited private prayer inside a private residence.
In 2012, the property was sold to another entity and, under a different rabbi, was used for a school, a dormitory and a gift shop, according to the city.
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