The Broward County School Board voted 7-2 Tuesday morning to approve a $270,000 settlement with HANDY, ending a contenious months-long legal dispute over a terminated $2.6 million lease .
The dispute stems from a five-year commercial lease agreement the board approved on June 17, 2025, with nonprofit HANDY, short for Helping Advance and Nurture the Development of Youth.
The initial agreement planned for the district to house about 75 facilities staff members in roughly 15,000 square feet of office space at 2102 N. Andrews Ave. in Fort Lauderdale…