First Union National Bank of Florida v. 2800 S.E. Dune Drive Condominium Ass'n

KLEIN, Judge.

Appellant Sea Land, a contractor, appeals an adverse judgment for attorney’s fees based on a provision in its contract with appellee owner which provided:

Contractor shall reimburse Association for reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs including such fees and costs for any proceeding, trial or appeal, incurred by reason of Contractor’s failure to perform under this Contract or any part thereof.

A dispute arose between the owner of the property and the contractor who had been hired to make certain repairs. When the contractor attempted to draw on a letter of credit, which secured…