TAVARES v. 139TH AVENUE 8TH STREET LLC (2021)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Charles A. TAVARES, Appellant, v. 139TH AVENUE S.W. 8TH STREET, LLC, Appellee.

No. 3D21-277

Decided: October 06, 2021

Before LOGUE, HENDON and GORDO, JJ.

Charles A. Tavares, in proper person. Damian & Valori, and Peter F. Valori, Miami, and Markenson Pierre, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

We affirm the final order awarding attorney's fees and costs. The trial court correctly applied the law in determining entitlement and properly exercised its discretion in determining the reasonable attorney's fees and costs to be awarded. Universal Beverages Holdings, Inc. v. Merkin, 902 So. 2d 288, 290 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Deshplande, 314 So. 3d 416 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020); Cornfeld v. Plaza of the Americas Club, Inc., 306 So. 3d 1136 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020).

Affirmed.

HENDON, J.

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