Ocean Bank v. Caribbean Towers Condominium Ass'n

In these consolidated cases, Ocean Bank appeals orders that denied its requests for attorney’s fees against Caribbean Towers Condominium Association. The Bank claims attorney’s fees as the prevailing party in disputes over unpaid assessments. The Association responds that the trial courts lacked subject matter jurisdiction to grant attorney’s fees. In the alternative, the Association argues that the Bank was barred from recovering awards of attorney’s fees by the “no pleading, no fees” rule announced in Stockman v. Downs, 573 So.2d 835 (Fla.1991). We are not persuaded by the Association’s…