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John F. SHULER, Appellant, v. The CITY OF BRISTOL, Florida, a political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Appellee.
    No. 1D10-0919.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    April 21, 2011.
    Jonna L. Bowman of the Law Office of Jonna Bowman, P.A., Blountstown, for Appellant.
    Craig A. Dennis and Melanie M. Bur-nette of Dennis, Jackson, Martin & Fonte-la, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.
   PER CURIAM.

We decline to disturb an award of attorney’s fees ordered to make whole a property owner who was required to incur them in order to procure dissolution of a lien having no arguable legal basis, particularly since the trial court found the lien had been placed vindictively. Cf. S & T Builders v. Globe Props., Inc., 944 So.2d 302, 305 (Fla.2006) (authorizing an award of the fees incurred in procuring the discharge of a wrongly filed lis pendens). We affirm, despite the trial court’s misplaced reference to the “Construction Lien Law.” See Dade Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Radio Station WQBA, 731 So.2d 638, 644-45 (Fla.1999).

AFFIRMED.

BENTON, C.J., WETHERELL, and ROWE, JJ., concur.