Owner Loses Suit and Gets Hit with $425,000.00+ Judgment for Fees Incurred by the HOA

This case involved a dispute between the owners of a condominium (“Owners”) and their homeowners association (“Association”) over HOA damages allegedly caused to Owners’ condominium unit as a result of water leakage from a water heater in a unit located above Owners’ unit. In a lawsuit filed by Owners against Association, Owners claimed that Association was responsible for their HOA damages because it failed to properly maintain the common area plumbing system in the building where the condominium units were located. Thus, Owners contended that Association’s failure to maintain the common area plumbing components was the cause of the leak that resulted in the damage to their unit.