MENCIA v. FEDER (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Elio MENCIA, etc., Appellant, v. Scott Jay FEDER, Appellee.

No. 3D25-1502

Decided: April 08, 2026

Before FERNANDEZ, MILLER and BOKOR, JJ.

William M. Tuttle, II, P.A., and William M. Tuttle, II, for appellant. Scott J. Feder, P.A., and Scott J. Feder, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Bath Club Entm't, LLC v. Residences at Bath Club Maint. Ass'n, Inc., 355 So. 3d 999, 1000 n.1 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023) (“We review a trial court's award of attorney's fees and costs under an abuse of discretion standard.”); Soto v. Carrollwood Vill. Phase III Homeowners Ass'n, Inc., 326 So. 3d 1181, 1185 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021) (“Without a stipulation or waiver, the trial court was required to take evidence before making a fee award.” (Emphasis added)); Bath Club Entm't, LLC, 355 So. 3d at 1001 (“Plainly, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding appellees their attorney's fees and costs associated with this witness, as the trial court has discretion to accredit the qualifications and the competency of testimony of an expert witness.”); DiStefano Const., Inc. v. Fid. & Deposit Co. of Maryland, 597 So. 2d 248, 250 (Fla. 1992) (“[T]he award of attorney's fees is a matter committed to sound judicial discretion which will not be disturbed on appeal, absent a showing of clear abuse of discretion.”).

PER CURIAM.

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