[CLC-Discussion] Condo Association Standing to Bring Units' Loss of Use Damages

Tue Apr 21 07:02:57 PDT 2020

It will turn on whether the loss of use is a “matter of common interest.” Rule 1.221. There are very few appellate cases addressing what that means, and none that I know of on this particular issue. If the “loss of use” is of common elements (e.g. the pool), then unit owners all have an undivided interest in the common elements and so the association could bring the claim. If it’s a loss of use of individual units, it becomes pretty fact intensive. How widespread is the loss of use? How similar are the units that have lost the use? Are some or all rental units? How similar is the loss of use itself (time, total v. partial, etc.)? if an entire condominium had to be evacuated for a repair – the case is easy (probably). If the top floor (and only that floor) of a 20 story building had to be evacuated for a roof repair – it’s a lot harder question, and I would say probably not. But, what if one building of a three building complex had to be evacuated?

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Subject: Re: [CLC-Discussion] Condo Association Standing to Bring Units' Loss of Use Damages

I do know that you can SUE a condo association as a “class representative” of the effected units if there was an agreement (usually in the docs) between the COA and the unit owners. See
Royal Ambassador Condo. Asso. v. E. Coast Supply Corp., 495 So. 2d 932 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986)
I am not sure if it is reciprocal, however.

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Subject: [CLC-Discussion] Condo Association Standing to Bring Units' Loss of Use Damages

Can someone point me to a Florida case which speaks to the issue of whether a condo association has standing (or not) to bring loss of use for each of the units (absent an assignment of rights)?  Thank you!

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