DANIELA FLOYD
v.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP AND MIDDLEBROOK PINES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.

Fla. 5th DCA | 2019-01-25
No. 17-2712
Harris, J., Orfinger, J., Edwards, J., O'Kane, J.
262 So. 3d 270 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2019)

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Holding

A defendant who prevails in a foreclosure action by proving the plaintiff lacked standing at the inception of the suit is entitled to recover attorneys' fees under section 57.105(7), Florida Statutes.


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Bank of America initiated a residential mortgage foreclosure action against Daniela Floyd. At trial, while the bank had standing, Floyd proved the ban…

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Opinion of the Court
Harris

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

DANIELA FLOYD,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D17-2712

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS

SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE

HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP AND

MIDDLEBROOK PINES CONDOMINIUM

ASSOCIATION, INC.,

Appellees.

________________________________/

Opinion filed January 25, 2019

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Julie H. O'Kane, Judge.

Thomas Eross, Jr., and Kendrick Almaguer, of The Ticktin Law Group, PLLC, Deerfield Beach, for Appellant.

Jason D. Silver, of Greenspoon Marder, of Ft. Lauderdale, Roy A. Diaz and Adam A. Diaz, of SHD Legal Group PA, Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellee Bank of America, N.A., Successor By Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP F/K/A Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP.

No Appearance for Appellee, Middlebrook Pines Condominium Association, Inc.

2

HARRIS, J.

Appellant appeals the trial court’s final order denying her motion for attorneys’ fees following the involuntary dismissal of Appellee’s residential mortgage foreclosure action. Appellant argues that she is entitled to attorneys’ fees under section 57.105(7), Florida Statutes (2018), because she prevailed below by proving that while Appellee had standing at the time of trial, it lacked standing at the inception of the foreclosure suit. We agree. See Madl v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A., 244 So. 3d 1134 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017); see also Glass v. Nationstar Mortg., LLC., 44 Fla. L. Weekly S100a (Fla. Jan. 4, 2019); Harris v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon, 44 Fla. L. Weekly D141a (Fla. 2d DCA Dec. 28, 2018).

Therefore, we reverse and remand for entry of an order granting Appellant’s motion for attorneys’ fees. REVERSED and REMANDED ORFINGER and EDWARDS, JJ., concur.


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