Guerin, Jr. v. Countryside Imperial Ridge Homeowners Association, Inc.
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 15, 2026
Docket2D2025-2414
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA
SECOND DISTRICT
LEO JOHN GUERIN, JR.,
Appellant,
v.
COUNTRYSIDE IMPERIAL RIDGE HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.,
Appellee.
No. 2D2025-2414
July 15, 2026
Appeal from the County Court for Pinellas County; John Carassas,
Judge.
Jeremy Roth and George Harder of Harder Law, Lutz, for Appellant.
Gregory S. Grossman and Scott M. Gross of Greenberg Nikoloff, P.A.,
Lutz, for Appellee.
KELLY, Judge.
Leo John Guerin, Jr. appeals from the final judgment rendered in
favor of Countryside Imperial Ridge Homeowners Association, Inc. We
affirm the portion of the final judgment determining that the Association
was entitled to foreclose on a recorded claim of lien for unpaid
maintenance assessments, late fees, and interest. However, we dismiss for
lack of jurisdiction that part of the final judgment that awards attorney's
fees and costs to the Association but reserves jurisdiction on the amount.
An order determining entitlement to attorney's fees and costs without
setting an amount is nonfinal and nonappealable. See Card v. Card, 122
So. 3d 436, 437 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013) (explaining that an order
determining only the entitlement to attorney's fees without setting the
amount is nonfinal and nonappealable).
Affirmed in part; dismissed in part.
SILBERMAN and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur.
Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication.
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