Legal Opinion
Salehi v. Surfside III Condominium Owners Ass'n
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 14, 2011No. B224263; No. B226400PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
A party contemplating litigation to enforce the covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R’s) of a condominium project should get its “ducks in a row.” That is to say, such party should be ready to go forward procedurally and prove its case substantively. Failure to do so subjects the losing party to an award of attorney fees. Here, a condominium owner, Susan J. Salehi, filed such a suit in propria persona against a condominium association (Association). In defending the suit, Association incurred attorney fees of a quarter million dollars. Based on faulty reasoning, Salehi…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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