PORT MANATEE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
v.
KEITH BESSETTE

Fla. 4th DCA | 2026-03-11
No. 2025-1117
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2026)

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Holding

An arbitration decision is final unless a party formally files a complaint for trial within 30 days after the arbitration award.


Key Quotes

“[S]ection 718.1255(4)(k) expressly states that an arbitration decision is final unless a party formally files a complaint for a trial within 30 days afterwards.”

Court's citation to Neate v. Cypress Club Condo., Inc., explaining the finality rule for arbitration decisions in condominium disputes.

Facts & Procedural History

Port Manatee Condominium Association, Inc. and Keith Bessette were involved in a condominium association dispute that proceeded to arbitration.…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See, inter alia, Neate v. Cypress Club Condo., Inc., 718 So. 2d 390, 393 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998) (“[S]ection 718.1255(4)(k) expressly states that an arbitration decision is final unless a party formally files a complaint for a trial within 30 days afterwards.").

GROSS, CIKLIN and LOTT, JJ., concur.


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