Ziontz v. Ocean Trail Unit Owners Ass'n, Inc

In Ziontz v. Ocean Trail Unit Owners Ass'n, Inc., 663 So. 2d 1334 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993), the trial court had awarded $ 60,000 attorney's fees to foreclose a $ 100 assessment by a condo association against an owner. In that case, the owner had never attempted to pay, but was rather litigating the validity of the assessment as a matter of principle. The Court reversed the award, concluding that the amount was unreasonable, finding that "the award of more than $ 60,000 in attorney's fees to foreclose a $ 100 lien is simply against the 'manifest justice of the cause.'