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An
Opinion By Jan Bergemann
President, Cyber Citizens For Justice, Inc.
Published
May 7, 2022
We often see associations getting involved in
expensive lawsuits -- and definitely not all of them end in a favorable
court ruling in favor of the association-- no matter what the
association attorney told the board when the lawsuit started to develop.
Remember: Attorneys are not always right, but they don't pay the legal
bills once the lawsuit goes South. In reality, they even get paid as
well -- successful or not.
But the worst thing a board can do after losing a lawsuit and a judgment
being filed against the association is not paying the financial
judgment.
A 99-unit condominium association in Miami, Brookview Association,
Inc., didn't pay after a $72,805 money judgment was entered
against the association.
Well, that didn't sit well with the court. A receiver was appointed and
a lot of legal wrangling started - creating even much higher cost for
the association until the receiver was finally removed and the
owner-elected board took over again.
The lesson to be learned: If you lose a lawsuit and a financial judgment
is entered against you -- YOU BETTER PAY!
Please read the legal analysis of this case at:
VERONICA ROSS-WILLIAMS, etc., et al., Appellants, v. LINDA LEALI,
Receiver, Appellee. (3rd DCA)
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