A Highland Beach couple is dragging their oceanfront condo association into court, claiming the board punished their family for calling the cops on a board member and then refused to accommodate an assistance animal.
The civil complaint accuses the Parker Highland East condominium association of retaliation, discrimination based on disability and discrimination against families with children. The suit asks a judge to restore the family’s common-area privileges and seeks more than $50,000 in damages, along with court orders limiting the board’s power.
According to Boca Post, Renata Fernandes Barros and Roberto Delli, who live in Unit 7B of the 26-unit Parker Highland East building, filed the verified complaint on July 2 in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Case No. 502026CA007438XXXAMB). The filing, signed by attorneys with Perez Mayoral, P.A., demands a jury trial, seeks damages exceeding $50,000 and asks for both declaratory and injunctive relief. The complaint says the couple wants the court to restore their common-area use rights and require the association to provide a reasonable accommodation for their assistance animal.
What the complaint alleges
The dispute traces back to an April 5 Easter gathering in the building’s social room. The complaint says the celebration went sideways when board member Robert Grosso allegedly photographed the couple’s minor daughter and other children without their parents’ consent. According to the filing, Grosso later acknowledged to Highland Beach police that he took the photos…