CARLTON PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC v. MARY BETH VILLANI (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

CARLTON PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellant, v. MARY BETH VILLANI, Appellee.

No. 4D2024-1114

Decided: November 12, 2025

Lissette Gonzalez of Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., Miami, for appellant. Joshua A. Payne and William H. Pincus of Pincus & Currier LLP, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Amended Declaration of Condominium of Carlton Place, A Condominium (2006) § 17.4 (“In any proceeding arising because of an alleged ․ act ․ or violation by the Unit Owner or Association ․ the Association [ ] shall be entitled to recover the costs of the proceeding, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.”); § 57.105(7), Fla. Stat. (2022) (“If a contract contains a provision allowing attorney's fees to a party when he or she is required to take any action to enforce the contract, the court may also allow reasonable attorney's fees to the other party when that party prevails in any action, whether as plaintiff or defendant, with respect to the contract.”).

Per Curiam.

Ciklin, Levine and Forst, JJ., concur.

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