Case Name: Donald HARPSTER, et ux., et al., Petitioners, v. J.T.A., INC., etc., Respondents
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-04-06
Citations: 541 So. 2d 112
Docket Number: No. 73002
Parties: Donald HARPSTER, et ux., et al., Petitioners, v. J.T.A., INC., etc., Respondents.
Judges: EHRLICH, C.J., and OVERTON, MCDONALD, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 541
Pages: 112–112

Head Matter:
Donald HARPSTER, et ux., et al., Petitioners, v. J.T.A., INC., etc., Respondents.
No. 73002.
Supreme Court of Florida.
April 6, 1989.
Lee Jay Colling and Douglas B. Beattie of Colling & Beattie, P.A., Orlando, for petitioners.
Johnie A. McLeod of McLeod, McLeod & McLeod, P.A., Apopka, and Michael J. Barber, Kissimmee, for respondents.
John T. Allen, Jr. and Christopher P. Jayson of John T. Allen, Jr., P.A., St. Pe-tersburg, amicus curiae for Federation of Mobile Home Owners of Florida, Inc.
Alan C. Sundberg, Sylvia H. Walbolt and Lacy R. Harwell, Jr. of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Tallahassee, amicus curiae for Club Wild-wood Mobile Home Village.
Jack M. Skelding, Jr. and David D. Eastman of Parker, Skelding & Labasky, Tallahassee, amicus curiae for The Florida Manufactured Housing Ass’n, Inc.

Opinion:
SHAW, Justice.
We have for review J.T.A., Inc. v. Harpster, 529 So.2d 731 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988), based upon conflict with Lanca Homeowners, Inc. v. Lantana Cascade, 541 So.2d 1121 (Fla.1988). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. We quash the opinion of the district court.
Petitioners, mobile home owners (residents), filed a class action against respondents, mobile home park owners, alleging unconscionable lot rental increase. The trial court approved the class action and rendered judgment in favor of residents. The district court, on rehearing, reversed, citing its decision in Thomas v. Jones, 524 So.2d 693 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988), wherein it ruled that unconscionability claims are too individualized for presentation in the class action format. Based on our decision in Lanca Homeowners, we quashed the district court decision in Thomas. Jones v. Thomas, 541 So.2d 112 (Fla.1989). Accordingly, we quash the decision of the district court and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
It is so ordered.
EHRLICH, C.J., and OVERTON, MCDONALD, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.