VILLAGE SQUARE CONDOMINIUM, ETC., APPELLANT,
v.
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, APPELLEE

Fla. 5th DCA | 2016-11-18
No. 5D15-2387
LAWSON, C.J., ORFINGER and EVANDER, JJ., concur.
206 So. 3d 806 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2016)


Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Village Square Condominium Association, Inc. (‘Village Square”) appeals from a final summary judgment finding that U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S.Bank”) qualified for safe harbor under section 718.116(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2014), which limits a first mortgagee’s liability for past-due condo association assessments. Village Square argues that U.S. Bank was not a first mortgagee because it was only the servicer of the loan, not the owner. U.S. Bank argues that it was a first mortgagee because it was the holder of the note and mortgage. This issue was recently addressed by the Second District Court of Appeal in Brittany’s Place Condominium Association, Inc. v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 205 *807So.3d 794, 41 Fla. L. Weekly D2267, 2016 WL 5807401 (Fla. 2d DCA Oct. 5, 2016). We agree with Judge Black’s well-reasoned opinion, which concluded that ownership of the note and mortgage is not required in order for a foreclosing party to limit its liability pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of section 718.116(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2014).

AFFIRMED.

LAWSON, C.J., ORFINGER and EVANDER, JJ., concur.


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