Tampa Bay 1, L.L.C. v. Lorello Cypress Family Ltd. Partnership

STRINGER, Judge.

This is an appeal of a final order awarding attorney’s fees and costs against Appellant, Tampa Bay 1, L.L.C (Tampa Bay 1). For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part the award of attorney’s fees and costs.

Tampa Bay 1 filed suit on November 1, 2000, against Appellees, Lorello Cypress Family, L.P., and Joseph W. Lorello, Jr., seeking specific performance and damages for breach of contract based upon a purchase option agreement for the sale of real estate. Simultaneously filed with Tampa Bay l’s complaint was a notice of lis pen-dens. The complaint alleged…