“They’re getting hammered”: Fisher Island Club fee dispute escalates into $5M class action after community association sues members

A group of Fisher Island Club members are accusing the island’s community association of over charging non-property-owners. The members are seeking a class action lawsuit, alleging the association improperly charged member fees to non-owners after the association sued two members in state court to collect the disputed charges. Steven D. Richman, Stephen Courey and Mark Lorberbaum filed the class-action complaint against the Fisher Island Community Association Inc. on Oct. 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida over allegations that the association lacks the authority to impose the fees, known as non-property-owner fees. The lawsuit seeks […]

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