Lacayo v. Versailles Gardens I Condominium Association, Inc.
A vehicle owner sued a condominium association under Miami-Dade County Ordinance 30-479 after his car was booted by a booting company on association property; the trial court granted judgment on the pleadings and dismissed with prejudice, holding the ordinance reached only the company providing immobilization services. The Third DCA reversed, holding that the ordinance's plain language imposing liability on '[a]ny person who improperly causes a vehicle to be immobilized' encompasses the property owner who caused the boot to be placed.
Key facts
- Vehicle owner sued condominium association under Miami-Dade County Ordinance 30-479 after his car was booted by a booting company on the association's property.
- Trial court granted judgment on the pleadings and dismissed the case with prejudice, holding the ordinance applied only to the booting company providing immobilization services.
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Why it matters
The opinion opens the door to direct claims against property owners and community associations dash not just booting companies dash for improper vehicle immobilizations under Miami-Dade's ordinance, including on a… — full analysis with a trial
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