Exhibit 5.1

Stearns Weaver Miller
Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.

Miami n Ft. Lauderdale n Tampa

May 23, 2008

Alan B. Levan
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Bluegreen Corporation
4960 Conference Way North
Suite 100
Boca Raton, Florida 33431

Dear Mr. Levan:

     We have acted as counsel for Bluegreen Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), with respect to the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) in connection with the registration of 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable pursuant to the Bluegreen Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

     In connection with our opinion, we have examined the Plan, the Registration Statement, including all exhibits thereto, as filed with the SEC, and the Restated Articles of Organization and the Restated and Amended Bylaws of the Company, as well as such other documents and proceedings as we have considered necessary for the purposes of this opinion. We have also examined and are familiar with the proceedings taken by the Company to authorize the issuance of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan.

     In rendering this opinion, we have undertaken no independent review of the operations of the Company. Instead, we have relied solely upon the documents described above. In examining such documents, we have assumed, without independent investigation (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (ii) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies, (iii) the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents and (iv) that all factual information supplied to us was accurate, true and complete. In addition, as to questions of fact material to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon the accuracy of (i) all representations and warranties submitted to us for purposes of rendering the opinion and (ii) factual recitals made in the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company. We express no opinion as to federal securities laws or the “blue sky” laws of any state or jurisdiction. This opinion is rendered as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update or supplement this opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter change and/or come to our attention.

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Mr. Alan B. Levan
Bluegreen Corporation
May 23, 2008
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     Based upon the foregoing and having regard to legal considerations which we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that the shares of Common Stock registered under the Registration Statement and issuable in accordance with the Plan will, if and when issued and delivered by the Company against payment of adequate consideration therefor in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

     We hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to any references to this firm in the Registration Statement and in the documents incorporated therein by reference.

Very truly yours,

/s/ STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER
ALHADEFF & SITTERSON, P.A.

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