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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'>I agree with Don in the sense that the most direct route may be procedural with the voluntary dismissal. Under the voluntary dismissal fees go to the party (defendant) that was dismissed in certain jurisdictions. Last I checked, there is a conflict between jurisdictions and the award of fees to a party that was voluntarily dismissed. <o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>839 So.2d 744, District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. </span></i><i><span style='color:#252525'>Walter D. PADOW, M.D., P.A., Appellant, v. KNOLLWOOD CLUB ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, Appellee. </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>No. 4D02-470. | Jan. 29, 2003. | Rehearing Denied March 20, 2003.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#376092'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#376092'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#376092'>Paul J. Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#376092'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#376092'>Paul J. 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Walters, Esq.<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 17, 2012 9:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'RPPTL constructionlaw'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL-constructionlaw] Fees Question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>See Alhambra Homeowners’ Association, Inc. vs. Asad, 943 So.2d 316 (Fla. 4<sup>th</sup> DCA 2006)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.4dca.org/Dec%202006/12-13-06/4D06-835.op.pdf">http://www.4dca.org/Dec%202006/12-13-06/4D06-835.op.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>This involves voluntary dismissal of a suit without prejudice, but I imagine the same would result when a party is dropped.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Staccato222 BT";color:#1F497D'>- Don</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Donald R. 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Capps<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 17, 2012 9:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL-constructionlaw] Fees Question</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(Hopefully) Quick/easy question for the brain trust:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Contractor has improvements contract with tenant, is not paid. Contract contains no prevailing-party fees provision.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Contractor sues landlord and tenant under Lien Law to foreclose construction lien. (Assume lien is good against landlord.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Prior to trial, landlord evicts tenant and re-leases property to another tenant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Learning of the eviction, Contractor amends complaint to substitute new tenant for old tenant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>My stupid question: Is the old tenant now the prevailing party under §713.29 as to the contractor?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I would think absolutely not, that this has to have come up before, and that the applicable law would be relatively easy to identify, but not so/yet. Any cites or insights you could offer would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=912 style='width:9.5in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:30.0pt'><td width=60 rowspan=2 valign=top style='width:44.9pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.kirwinnorris.com/"><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=57 height=186 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CCED5E.D2FAEAF0" alt="Description: Description: Description: H:\HTML Signature Block\Kirwin Norris Logo.gif"></span></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=265 colspan=2 valign=bottom style='width:198.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:.1in'><b><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>Bryan L. 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