The deed says what you own. The commitment says what you own it subject to. At Bentley Residences, here is how to read both, and what the water adds.
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A condominium buyer takes title to a residence and a share of the common elements, as the declaration describes them. New towers are usually conveyed by special warranty deed, which covers only claims from the developer’s own years of ownership. Older claims fall to the title insurer, so the owner’s policy matters more at a new building like Bentley Residences, not less.
Bentley Residences: ~216 oceanfront residences across 63 stories.
The Bentley Residences dossier holds the developer’s published record. Read it against the Kempinski Residences Miami Design District dossier for the nearest comparison.
Before closing at Bentley Residences, the title agent issues a commitment. One schedule lists what must happen first: the construction loan released from your residence, liens cleared, the deed recorded. The other lists the exceptions the policy will not cover. Typical ones in a new Miami tower: the declaration, easements, any shared facilities agreement with a hotel or commercial owner, city covenants, and the year’s taxes. Read each one.
Bentley Residences: Dezer Development.
Bentley Residences: No brand or operator is recorded for this building.
In Florida the bed of navigable water below the mean high water line belongs to the state. The upland owner holds riparian rights: access, a view, and a dock once permitted. In a condominium like Bentley Residences those rights usually sit with the association, not with one residence. A dock may stand partly on state submerged land under a lease, and slips may be limited common elements, sold separately, or licensed on terms that can end. On a beach, the coastal construction control line limits building seaward of it.
Bentley Residences: The position is as the dossier records.
Which exceptions will the owner’s policy carry, and can any be removed? Are the dock and slips on a submerged land lease, and how are slips allocated? Is any part of the site seaward of the control line? The desk reads the commitment for Bentley Residences with you and introduces counsel for the legal opinion.
The deed names what you bought. The exceptions name what came with it.
Developer materials for Bentley Residences as carried on the live dossier, verified 2026-09-19. Compiled by the desk at Miami Dossier; figures are approximate and the developer’s.
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