Heringer v. Barnegat Development Group, LLC
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing this action for breach of contract and declaratory judgment and declining to award attorney fees to either party, holding that the district court did not err.
The owners of certain condominium units brought this action against the condominium owner after the developer unilaterally amended the condominium declaration to create a new homeowners' association to which new unit owners would belong, thus leaving existing unit owners in the original homeowners' association. The developer subsequently revoked the amendment to the declaration. The district court dismissed the case as moot. The court then refused to award attorney fees, ruling that neither party was a prevailing party. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not err in dismissing the case as moot and did not err in refusing to award attorney fees and costs.
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