VISTA DEL MAR v. VISTA DEL MAR

Appellate Case No. 2020-000528 Opinion No. 6016.

441 S.C. 223 (2023)

892 S.E.2d 532

VISTA DEL MAR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; Dennis M. Merritt, Trustee of the Dennis M. Merritt Living Trust; John J. Hawkins; and Eleanor N. Hawkins, Plaintiffs, v. VISTA DEL MAR CONDOMINIUMS, LLC; Atlantic Development Company, LLC; Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC; John Doe, a nominal Defendant representing all persons or entities unknown who may claim an interest in the property that is the subject of this action, Defendants, Atlantic Development Company, LLC and Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Barbara P. Swartz; Nancy S. Case; Winston Salem Daly Development, LLC; Charles F. Webber; Mark L. Skowron, as Trustee of Mark L. Skowron Revocable Trust dated April 24, 2002 and Gail L. Skowron, as Trustee of the Gail L. Skowron Revocable Trust dated 04/24/2002; Norman W. Taylor, Trustee of the Norman W. Taylor Revocable Living Trust dated April 28, 2008; Tim Mitchell Development, LLC; Eric R. Sklut and Lori Levine Sklut; Fred C. Warehime and Patricia F. Warehime; James W. Blackburn, III and Peggy S. Blackburn; Barbara I. Bowser; KHDH, LLC; Beth G. Bauknight; Roderick D. Sanders (or his successor), as Trustee of the Amended and Restated Revocable Declaration of Trust of Anne Mallard Sanders u/a/d January 16, 2015; GGK Properties, LLC; Leon Levine and Sandra Levine; Joseph Moglia and Amy H. Moglia; Angela M. Mason, as Trustee of the Angela Mason Revocable Trust dated June 9, 2003 and amended and restated May 27, 2007; Dexter R. Barbee, Sr.; Daniel M. Talbert, Sr.; Craig W. Lawton; David N. Dalton; Janet W. Weed, Trustee of the Janet W. Weed Revocable Trust under Trust Instrument dated April 17, 2013; Robert H. Messier, Jr. and Janice H. Messier; Jeffrey Schneider, Trustee for the Jeffrey Schneider Revocable Trust dated August 1, 2017; Phillip Kleinman and Charisse D. Kleinman; Stephen Gatto and Camille Gatto; Lutz Real Estate, LP; Astorg Imports, Inc.; ABLP Properties, LLC; Sutton Children, LLC; Daniel C. Schuster and Mardell J. Schuster; Roy C. Putrino and Eileen M. Putrino; Spencer Squier and Sherri Squier; VDM 1004, LLC; Roger B. Matherly and Bonnie V. Matherly; ITAC 203 LLC; Rebecca R. Shroff and Kersi S. Shroff; Sandra P. Levine and Lori Ann Sklut, Co-Trustees of the Irrevocable Trust F/B/O Amy Beth Levine dated September 18, 1986; David E. Lukowski; Richard B. Kline and Leslie Kline; James P. Aplington and Carol D. Aplington; Michael L. Van Glish and Judith K. Van Glish; Anna A. Olsen; Anne Marie Murray; William J. Pridemore and Irina V. Pridemore; William B. Davidson and Julia Davidson; Bruce Alexander Henderson and Valerie Sokolov; Mark W. Lee; Sue David Kline; Thomas McKiernan and Anne McKiernan; Philip H. Strobl and Amy Mott Strobl; James M. Faircloth and Sylvia Faircloth; Cheryl Jackson and Phillip H. Jackson; Weldon Riggs and Tiffiany Riggs; Janet P. Merritt, Trustee of the Janet P. Merritt Living Trust U/A dated March 24, 2000; Melia Mooney Pavoris; William L. Mansfield and Patricia S. Mansfield; Stuart W. Gibbs and Helen R. Gibbs; Michael R. Blackburn and Pamela M. Blackburn; Jeffrey G. Edwards and Teresa T. Edwards; Michael J. Wilk, Third-Party Defendants, Of which Vista Del Mar Condominium Association; Dennis M. Merritt, Trustee of the Dennis M. Merritt Living Trust; John J. Hawkins; Eleanor N. Hawkins, Barbara P. Swartz; Nancy S. Case; Winston Salem Daly Development, LLC; Charles F. Webber; Mark L. Skowron, as Trustee of Mark L. Skowron Revocable Trust dated April 24, 2002 and Gail L. Skowron, as Trustee of the Gail L. Skowron Revocable Trust dated 04/24/2002; Norman W. Taylor, Trustee of the Norman W. Taylor Revocable Living Trust dated April 28, 2008; Tim Mitchell Development, LLC; Eric R. Sklut and Lori Levine Sklut; Fred C. Warehime and Patricia F. Warehime; James W. Blackburn, III and Peggy S. Blackburn; Barbara I. Bowser; KHDH, LLC; Beth G. Bauknight; Roderick D. Sanders (or his successor), as Trustee of the Amended and Restated Revocable Declaration of Trust of Anne Mallard Sanders u/a/d January 16, 2015; GGK Properties, LLC; Leon Levine and Sandra Levine; Joseph Moglia and Amy H. Moglia; Angela M. Mason, as Trustee of the Angela Mason Revocable Trust dated June 9, 2003 and amended and restated May 27, 2007; Dexter R. Barbee, Sr.; Daniel M. Talbert, Sr.; Craig W. Lawton; David N. Dalton; Janet W. Weed, Trustee of the Janet W. Weed Revocable Trust under Trust Instrument dated April 17, 2013; Robert H. Messier, Jr. and Janice H. Messier; Jeffrey Schneider, Trustee for the Jeffrey Schneider Revocable Trust dated August 1, 2017; Phillip Kleinman and Charisse D. Kleinman; Stephen Gatto and Camille Gatto; Lutz Real Estate, LP; Astorg Imports, Inc.; ABLP Properties, LLC; Sutton Children, LLC; Daniel C. Schuster and Mardell J. Schuster; Roy C. Putrino and Eileen M. Putrino; Spencer Squier and Sherri Squier; VDM 1004, LLC; Roger B. Matherly and Bonnie V. Matherly; ITAC 203 LLC; Rebecca R. Shroff and Kersi S. Shroff; Sandra P. Levine and Lori Ann Sklut, Co-Trustees of the Irrevocable Trust F/B/O Amy Beth Levine dated September 18, 1986; David E. Lukowski; Richard B. Kline and Leslie Kline; James P. Aplington and Carol D. Aplington; Michael L. Van Glish and Judith K. Van Glish; Anna A. Olsen; Anne Marie Murray; William J. Pridemore and Irina V. Pridemore; William B. Davidson and Julia Davidson; Bruce Alexander Henderson and Valerie Sokolov; Mark W. Lee; Sue David Kline; Thomas McKiernan and Anne McKiernan; Philip H. Strobl and Amy Mott Strobl; James M. Faircloth and Sylvia Faircloth; Cheryl Jackson and Phillip H. Jackson; Weldon Riggs and Tiffiany Riggs; Janet P. Merritt, Trustee of the Janet P. Merritt Living Trust U/A dated March 24, 2000; Melia Mooney Pavoris; William L. Mansfield and Patricia S. Mansfield; Stuart W. Gibbs and Helen R. Gibbs; Michael R. Blackburn and Pamela M. Blackburn; Jeffrey G. Edwards and Teresa T. Edwards; Michael J. Wilk, are the Appellants, and Of Which Vista Del Mar Condominiums, LLC, Atlantic Development Company, LLC, Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC and John Doe, a nominal Defendant representing all persons or entities unknown who may claim an interest in the property that is the subject of this action are the Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed August 16, 2023.

Rehearing Denied October 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Ray Moss and Paul J. Ekster , both of Wright, Worley, Pope, Ekster & Moss, PLLC, of North Myrtle Beach; and Robert E. Lee , of Robert E. Lee, LLC, all for Appellants.

Demetri K. Koutrakos and Harry Alwyn Dixon , both of Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents Atlantic Development Company, LLC; Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC; and John Doe.

James Christopher Clark , of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent Vista Del Mar Condominiums, LLC.


Vista Del Mar Condominium Association (the Association) and the individual unit owners (Unit Owners) of the Vista Del Mar Horizontal Property Regime (the Regime) (collectively, Appellants) appeal the circuit court's order granting summary judgment to Atlantic Development Company and Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC (collectively, Respondents...

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