Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed October 6, 2021.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D21-277
Lower Tribunal No. 18-29700
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Charles A. Tavares,
Appellant,
vs.
139th Avenue S.W. 8th Street, LLC,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Carlos
Guzman, Judge.
Charles A. Tavares, in proper person.
Damian & Valori, and Peter F. Valori and Markenson Pierre, for
appellee.
Before LOGUE, HENDON and GORDO, JJ.
HENDON, J.
We affirm the final order awarding attorney's fees and costs. The trial
court correctly applied the law in determining entitlement and properly
exercised its discretion in determining the reasonable attorney's fees and
costs to be awarded. Universal Beverages Holdings, Inc. v. Merkin,
902
So. 2d 288, 290 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v.
Deshplande,
314 So. 3d 416 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020); Cornfeld v. Plaza of the
Americas Club, Inc.,
306 So. 3d 1136 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020).
Affirmed.
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