Patchogue Properties, Inc. v. Cirillo

Plaintiff corporation, throughout the years, has been acting in a representative capacity for all of the property owners in a private residential community known as Patchogue Shores. It purports to own the roads, beach and common facilities, and manages and services them for the benfit of all the residents. In order to defray the cost of this service and maintenance, an annual budget is prepared and each property owner is assessed an equal amount. The defendant is one of the residents, and has refused to pay the annual assessments for the years 1964 to date, totalling the sum of $298.10. The…