Homeowners Association/Reasonableness Of Fees/Section 1717: $25,614 Post-Judgment Enforcement Fee Award To HOA Affirmed On Appeal

/ Owner - September 20, 2016

The attorney for the prevailing homeowners association (HOA) did something very smart in Bryan Ranch Homeowners Assn. v. Lawrence, Case No. A147659 (1st Dist., Div. 1 Sept. 16, 2016) (unpublished), which we will now describe.  There, a homeowner and HOA were embroiled in a 14-year conflict involving compliance with HOA’s CC&Rs. The parties reached a settlement agreement, but clashed for nine more of those 14 years. The lower court, among other things, awarded HOA $25,614 in attorney’s fees and $190 in costs for HOA post-judgment efforts to enforce the judgment. Homeowner’s appeal of this award was unsuccessful.     Read the article……………

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