Q: A Florida company bought the property management company managing my property located in PR. Where can I file suit?
Property is in Puerto Rico, transactions occurred online and they kept the money paid to them by my guests. Not all but some.
A:
Your question does not state your cause of action for suing. Given that the company is in Florida, I'm assuming that they have no presence in Puerto Rico. In that scenario, diversity of (state) citizenship stipulates that you'd need to file the lawsuit in the Federal Court for the District of Puerto Rico. However, in order for your lawsuit to be accepted by said forum, the remedy amount claimed must exceed $75,000.00.
You could file in the local Puerto Rico and bring the Florida company under the jurisdiction of the court by serving the lawsuit via edict. However, any sentence dictated by the Puerto Rico court will need to be presented before a Florida court for admission in said jurisdiction.
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