DARRIN P. GAYLES, District Judge.
"Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute." Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). Thus, federal courts "have an independent obligation to determine whether subject-matter jurisdiction exists, even in the absence of a challenge from any party." Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp., 546 U.S. 500, 501 (2006). To that end, "[a] federal court may raise jurisdictional issues on its own initiative at any stage of litigation." Id. at 506; see also Univ. of S. Ala. v. Am. Tobacco Co., 168 F.3d 405, 410 (11th Cir. 1999) ("[A] court should inquire into whether it has subject matter jurisdiction at the earliest possible stage in the proceedings. Indeed, it is well settled that a federal court is obligated to inquire into subject matter jurisdiction sua sponte whenever it may be lacking.").
The Federal Rules require that a plaintiff's Complaint contain "a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court's jurisdiction." Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(1). It is the plaintiff's obligation to "affirmatively allege facts demonstrating the existence of jurisdiction." Taylor v. Appleton, 30 F.3d 1365, 1367 (11th Cir. 1994). "Where, as here, the plaintiff asserts diversity jurisdiction, he has the burden to prove that there is diversity." King v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 505 F.3d 1160, 1171 (11th Cir. 2007); accord Kanter v. Warner-Lambert Co., 265 F.3d 853, 857 (9th Cir. 2001) ("Absent unusual circumstances, a party seeking to invoke diversity jurisdiction should be able to allege affirmatively the actual citizenship of the relevant parties."); see also Whitmire v. Victus Ltd., 212 F.3d 885, 887 (5th Cir. 2000) (quoting Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 177 F.3d 210, 222 n.13 (3d Cir.1999) ("When prosecuting a suit in federal court, `[t]he plaintiff has the burden of pleading the existence of the court's jurisdiction, and, in a diversity action, the plaintiff must state all parties' citizenships such that the existence of complete diversity can be confirmed.'").
In its Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that the Court has diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1) "because the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and complete diversity exists" between Plaintiff and each Defendant. [ECF No. 1 at ¶ 3]. For a natural person, "[c]itizenship, not residence, is the key fact that must be alleged in the complaint to establish diversity."
Plaintiff's allegations regarding its own citizenship are insufficient. In its Response, Plaintiff alleges that it is a "Delaware Trust doing business in the State of Florida," that "the depositor and the beneficiary of the Trust is OHA Newbury Ventures, LP ("OHA"), that OHA "is not domiciled in Florida," and that of the "approximately 20 limited partners in the LP, none . . . are located in or domiciled in Florida." [ECF No. 27 at ¶ 5]. A "statutory trust" is an unincorporated association. Del. Code Ann. tit. 12, § 3801(g).
Plaintiff's allegations regarding Defendant Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS"), as Nominee for Countrywide Bank, N.A., and Defendant Shores Villas Condominium Association, Inc. ("Shores Villas"), are also insufficient. In its Complaint, Plaintiff merely alleges that MERS "is a citizen of Virginia doing business in Florida" and that Shores Villas "is a Florida Not For Profit Corporation." [ECF No. 1 at ¶¶ 5-6]. In its Response, Plaintiff further states that MERS "is a citizen of Delaware doing business in Florida" and that Shores Villas "is a citizen of Florida, doing business in Florida." [ECF No. 27 at ¶¶ 5-6]. The Court notes that "MERS actually appears to be a citizen of both Virginia and Delaware." Smith v. Bank of Am. Corp., 605 F. App'x 311, 315 n.3 (5th Cir. 2015); accord Perdomo v. HSBC Bank USA, No. 13-22645-CIV, 2014 WL 1278132, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Jan. 13, 2014) (stating that MERS is "a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Virginia"). And Plaintiff has again failed to affirmatively state the principal place of business of Shores Villas, a factor necessary for Plaintiff to meet its burden to establish this Court's jurisdiction. The proper allegation for the citizenship of a corporation is its state or states of incorporation and its principal place of business. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1).
At this time, "there are insufficient facts alleged which would enable this Court to determine whether the plaintiff is diverse from each defendant in the foreclosure case." Woodroffe v. Florida, No. 8:15-CV-2610-T-27JSS, 2016 WL 375067, at *4 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 29, 2016), appeal filed, No. 16-10970 (11th Cir. Mar. 4, 2016). Plaintiff "must not only identify its members and their respective citizenship, but must also trace the citizenship of any member that is an unincorporated association through however many layers of members or partners there may be." See D.B. Zwirn, 661 F.3d at 127. "A district court may exercise diversity jurisdiction only if there is complete diversity between the parties, that is, no two adverse parties are citizens of the same state." Ranbaxy Labs. Inc. v. First Databank, Inc., ___ F.3d ____, 2016 WL 3457625, at *3 (11th Cir. June 24, 2016). Because MERS is a citizen of Delaware and Virginia and the other Defendants are citizens of Florida, Plaintiff must affirmatively provide information regarding the citizenship of its members to show that none of them are citizens of Delaware, Virginia, or Florida in order to meet its burden to sufficiently plead diversity jurisdiction. It is therefore