MONTEVILLA AT BARTRAM LAKES ASSOCIATION, INC.
v.
LENNAR HOMES, LLC

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-09-25
No. 2025-1359
Wallace, A., III, J., Jay, C.J., Eisnaugle, J., Harris, J.
2026 FL 12598 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Holding

An appellant's brief that leaves gaps requiring the court to rebrief the appeal is insufficient, warranting affirmance.


Headnotes

[1] An appellant's brief that contains gaps requiring the court to rebrief the appeal fails to present sufficient arguments and will result in affirmance of the trial court j…

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Key Quotes

“If the gaps left by an initial brief would require the court to rebrief the appeal, the argument is insufficient, and we will affirm on that basis.”

Court's citation to Ford Motor Co. v. Hetsler, 51 Fla. L. Weekly D1582 (Fla. 5th DCA July 31, 2026)

Facts & Procedural History

Montevilla at Bartram Lakes Association, Inc. appealed a circuit court judgment in Duval County involving a dispute with Lennar Homes, LLC.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2025-1359 LT Case No. 16-2022-CA-4203

MONTEVILLA AT BARTRAM LAKES

ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellant,

V.

LENNAR HOMES, LLC, Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Waddell A. Wallace, III, Judge.

Michael J. Korn, of Korn & Zehmer, P.A., Jacksonville, and Barry B. Ansbacher, and Michael C. Feinberg, and John S. Pairitz, of Ansbacher Law, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Peter D. Webster, of Carlton Fields, P.A., Tallahassee, and Dara L. Lindquist, of Carlton Fields, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.

September 25, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Ford Motor Co. v. Hetsler, 51 Fla. L. Weekly D1582 (Fla. 5th DCA July 31, 2026) (“If the gaps left by an initial brief would require the court to rebrief the appeal, the argument is insufficient, and we will affirm on that basis.").

JAY, C.J., and EISNAUGLE and HARRIS, JJ., concur.


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