Florida Appellate Ct. Orders Homeowners to Maintain Their Property & Awards HOA Fees & Costs

Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals decision (May 11, 2011).

This case involved a dispute between a homeowners association (“Association”) and two homeowners (“Owners”) concerning the Owners’ maintenance of their property in accordance with Association’s governing documents. The relevant provisions of the governing documents provided that “owners must keep appurtenances that were not maintained by the Association “in first class, good, safe, clean, neat, and attractive condition consistent with the general appearance of the Community.”