Spring Hill Civic Ass'n v. Paolella

This case involves the failure of both the lower court and this court to enforce a restrictive covenant establishing a twenty-five foot rear setback for a subdivision in Her-nando County called “Spring Hill.” The Spring Hill subdivision was developed in 1969 by the Deltona Corporation. In 1986, the Spring Hill Civic Association, Inc. [“SHCA”] succeeded by assignment to the covenant enforcement authority of the developer. Currently, there are between 25,000 and 30,-000 homes in this subdivision. The SHCA, which operates mostly with volunteers, has established an architectural review committee…