RAINES v. PALM BEACH LEISUREVILLE COM. ASS'N

No. 60918.

413 So.2d 30 (1982)

Pauline T. RAINES, et al., Petitioners, v. PALM BEACH LEISUREVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., etc., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall B. Wood, Jr. and Robert T. Scott of Wood, Cobb, Murphy & Craig, West Palm Beach, Gunster, Yoakley, Criser & Hersey, Palm Beach, and Edna L. Caruso, West Palm Beach, for petitioners.

Mark B. Schorr of Becker, Poliakoff & Streitfeld, Fort Lauderdale, for respondents.

Helen C. Ellis, Div. of Florida Land Sales and Condominiums, Dept. of Business Regulation, Tallahassee, for amicus curiae.

Albert G. Caruana and David M. Wells of Greenberg, Traurig, Askew, Hoffman, Lipoff, Quentel & Wolff, Miami, Stephen W. Metz, Tallahassee, and Robert M. Rhodes of Messer, Rhodes, Vickers & Hart, Tallahassee, for the Florida Home Builders Association, amicus curiae.


McDONALD, Justice.

We granted review in this case in order to answer the following question:

WHETHER A COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WHICH HAS AND EXERCISES ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT POWERS AND DUTIES IN A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPRISED OF CONDOMINIUM AND OTHER FORMS OF REAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP IS GOVERNED BY CHAPTER 718 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, THUS ENTITLING EACH PROPERTY OWNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS THEREOF?

We decline...

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