Motors, Pumps & Accessories, Inc. v. Miami Medley Business & Industrial, LLC

Motors, Pumps & Accessories, Inc. (“MPA”) and Aris Paula (“Paula”), appeal an order denying their motion to set aside a default judgment. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

MPA leased office/warehouse space for $1950 per month from Miami Medley Business & Industrial, LLC (“Miami Medley”) pursuant to a lease agreement dated July 3, 2007. Paula personally guaranteed the lease. The parties signed a lease renewal agreement on July 16, 2008, extending the lease an additional year, with monthly rent payments of $2050 beginning August 1, 2008. On June 16, 2009, Miami Medley sued MPA and Paula,…