Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed March 30, 2022.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D21-1207
Lower Tribunal No. 16-28089
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Amber Perrin,
Appellant,
vs.
De Soleil South Beach Association, Inc., et al.,
Appellees.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, William
Thomas, Judge.
Brodsky Fotiu-Wojtowicz, PLLC, Benjamin H. Brodsky and Joshua
Truppman, for appellant.
Young, Berman, Karpf & Karpf, P.A., and Andrew S. Berman, for
appellee De Soleil South Beach Association, Inc.
Before SCALES, LINDSEY and GORDO, JJ.
GORDO, J.
Amber Perrin appeals the trial court’s order denying her motion to
enforce settlement agreement against De Soleil South Beach Association,
Inc. We have jurisdiction. Fla. R. App. P. 9.030(b)(1)(A). 1 Under the plain
language of the settlement agreement, Perrin was required to provide
access to her condominium unit for the “Master Association to conduct any
and all inspections, remediation and repairs to the building railings and
appurtenant structural and cosmetic features as the Master Association
deems necessary to complete the work contemplated by the City of Miami
Beach work permit.” (Emphasis added). The trial court found no provision
requiring the Master Association to make inspections, remediation and
repairs Perrin deemed necessary under the plain language of the settlement
agreement, rather it solely provided the Master Association with access to
Perrin’s unit and the right to make any repairs it deemed necessary. We find
no basis to disagree with the trial court’s construction of the plain language
of the settlement agreement. See MBlock Inv’rs, LLC v. Bovis Lend Lease,
Inc.,
274 So. 3d 504, 509 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019) (“A settlement is a contract.
An unambiguous contract provision must be afforded its plain meaning.”
1
See Baron v. Provencial,
908 So. 2d 526, 527 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (“Courts
have held that where there is ‘nothing whatever left for the court to do,’ an
order enforcing a settlement agreement is [a] final and appealable [order].”
(quoting Travelers Indem. Co. v. Walker,
401 So. 2d 1147, 1149 (Fla. 3d
DCA 1981))).
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(quoting Lazzaro v. Miller & Solomon Gen. Contractors,
48 So. 3d 974, 975
(Fla. 4th DCA 2010))). As the plain terms of the settlement agreement are
unambiguous, we do not resort to parole evidence. See Lentz v. Cmty. Bank
of Florida, Inc.,
189 So. 3d 882, 886 n.7 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016) (holding parol
evidence should not be used to vary unambiguous terms of a settlement
agreement).
Further, the trial court correctly found Perrin’s request that it order work
done based solely on Perrin’s deeming the repairs were necessary would
result in exceeding its jurisdiction by enforcing non-terms of the settlement
agreement. Platinum Luxury Auctions, LLC v. Concierge Auctions, LLC,
227
So. 3d 685, 688 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017) (“[T]he extent of the court’s continuing
jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the settlement agreement is circumscribed
by the terms of that agreement.” (quoting Paulucci v. Gen. Dynamics Corp.,
842 So. 2d 797, 803 (Fla. 2003))).
Affirmed.
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