Homeowner Associations: $156,476.33 Is The Fees/Costs Award Against An In Pro Per Plaintiff Who Lost A Demurrer To The HOA And A Subsequent Appeal (CA)

We have posted many times on how attorney’s fees and costs are the “tail that wags the dog in litigation” in homeowner-HOA disputes, resulting in hefty awards for the prevailing party or resulting in a large expenditure fees even though no one is deemed to have prevailed. Harter v. Rancho Rios Homeowners Assn., Case No. D081285 (4th Dist., Div. 1 Mar. 20, 2024) (unpublished) is an example of this for a non-prevailing, in pro per plaintiff.   Read the article…………………………….

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