Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1997

Semaan v. Sea Ranch Club Condominium Ass'n

Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 18, 1997 · Costello, Dedee, Dell, Stevenson

695 So. 2d 855; 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 6729; 1997 WL 330489 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Michael J. McNerney of Brinkley, McNer-ney, Morgan, Solomon & Tatum LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants., Alison Marie Igoe, Jeffrey Allan Hirsch and Charles Auslander of Greenberg, Trau-rig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, P.A., Miami, for appellees.

Opinion of the Court

COSTELLO, DEDEE S., Associate Judge.

Two condominium directors appeal from a final judgment confirming an arbitrator’s *856award and finding them in contempt of court. The directors claim that the arbitrator lacked jurisdiction to make any finding of contempt. We agree. See Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.800.

In all other regards, we find the findings of the trial court are based on substantial competent evidence and should be affirmed.

Accordingly, we reverse as to the finding of contempt, but affirm all other issues and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

DELL and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.

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