Homeowner Associations, POOF!: $109,760 Fees Award Went Away Based Upon Merits Reversal

$154,744 In Fees Was Requested.

            One Ford Road Homeowners Assn. v. Johnson, Case No. G058269 (4^th Dist., Div. 3 Dec. 17, 2020) (unpublished), is just a reminder about how expensive HOA/homeowners disputes can be.  Here, HOA won a CC&R dispute which was reversed on appeal as a matter of law.  That resulted in an attorney's fees award to the HOA of $109,760 (out of a requested $154,744) going POOF!  Winning homeowners may get appellate fees later unless a settlement is reached.  But it does show how expensive these cases can be, as Justice Fybel—the author of a 3-0 opinion—so found.