Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Court examines whether carport construction violates restrictive covenants of homeowner's association

FEATHERFOOT POINT PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. JIM ZWEIG, ET AL. (Tenn. Ct. App. August 25, 2009)

This appeal arises from Appellant's action to enforce a restrictive covenant in a residential subdivision. The matter was heard by the trial court in a non-jury trial on August 12, 2008. Before Appellant completed its presentation of evidence, the trial court sua sponte ended the proceeding and entered an order of involuntary dismissal. Finding that the trial court erred in dismissing the case before Appellant completed its presentation of evidence, we reverse.

Opinion may be found at the TBA website:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2009/featherfoot_082509.pdf