ALBERT RODRIGUEZ
v.
TROJAN PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL.
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Albert Rodriguez appealed a circuit court decision in a dispute with Trojan Park Condominium Association. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court's judgment, applying principles of res judicata and release agreements to bar Rodriguez's claims.
The court affirmed the lower court's decision, holding that Rodriguez's claims were barred by the 2010 Release agreement and res judicata principles, as the water intrusion was continuous and resulted from the same damaged roof that existed prior to the release date.
[1] When water intrusion is continuous and results from a damaged roof condition existing prior to the date of a release agreement, claims against a condominium association a…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“In short, there is no dispute that the water intrusion was continuous and resulted from the same damaged roof that existed prior to March 24, 2010. Consequently, the lower court correctly concluded that the underlying claims against the Association and Board were barred by the 2010 Release.”
Establishes the core reasoning that continuous water intrusion from a pre-existing condition is barred by the prior release agreement.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceThe case involves water intrusion damage at Trojan Park Condominium that allegedly resulted from a damaged roof. The facts indicate Rodriguez had prev…
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Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed April 15, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
No. 3D25-0196
Lower Tribunal No. 19-22637-CA-01
Albert Rodriguez,
Appellant,
vs.
Trojan Park Condominium Association, Inc., et al.,
Appellees.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, William
Thomas, Judge.
Saul Ewing LLP, and Juan C. Martinez, for appellant.
Vernis & Bowling of Miami, P.A., and Evelyn Greenstone Kammet and
Miguel Espinosa, for appellee Trojan Park Condominium Association, Inc. Before LOGUE, LINDSEY and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Escadote I Corp. v. Ocean Three Condo. Ass'n, 307 So. 3d 938, 942 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020) (“In short, there is no dispute that the water intrusion was continuous and resulted from the same damaged roof that existed prior to March 24, 2010. Consequently, the lower court correctly concluded that the underlying claims against the Association and Board were barred by the 2010 Release.”); Seminole Tribe of Fla. v. State, Dep't of Revenue, 202 So. 3d 971, 974 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016) (holding, in part, that a second action, in which a claim for damages arises from a later time period, is barred by res judicata when the substantive issue before the two courts is the same in both cases).
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