Case Name: Neil ZAIS, Steven J. Watchmaker and Gerald Feinberg, Trustees of the "Dockside Investment Trust," Appellants, v. CF WEST FLORIDA, INC., f/k/a the Iona Corporation, a Florida corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-04-08
Citations: 505 So. 2d 577
Docket Number: No. 4-86-0177
Parties: Neil ZAIS, Steven J. Watchmaker and Gerald Feinberg, Trustees of the “Dockside Investment Trust,” Appellants, v. CF WEST FLORIDA, INC., f/k/a the Iona Corporation, a Florida corporation, Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD, WALDEN and STONE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 505
Pages: 577–577

Head Matter:
Neil ZAIS, Steven J. Watchmaker and Gerald Feinberg, Trustees of the “Dockside Investment Trust,” Appellants, v. CF WEST FLORIDA, INC., f/k/a the Iona Corporation, a Florida corporation, Appellee.
No. 4-86-0177.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 8, 1987.
Rehearing Denied May 8, 1987.
Glenn H. Mitchell of Mitchell, Hanser & Schwartz, West Palm Beach, for appellants.
Bernard Allen of Shea & Gould, Miami, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The defendant-developer delayed in the making of significant repairs. As a result, plaintiffs' apartment became uninhabitable. Plaintiffs' failure to turn on the electricity and air conditioning did not relieve defendants of their breach. Although written demand was not made, it is undisputed that notice was given and the defendant had knowledge of the defects and its duty to make repairs. The plaintiff was entitled to recover damages for the fair rental value of the apartment during that period prior to the repairs being made. Vanater v. Tom Lilly Const., 483 So.2d 506 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986); Marshall v. Karl F. Schultz, Inc., 438 So.2d 533 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983).
We reverse and remand for a determination of those damages.
ANSTEAD, WALDEN and STONE, JJ., concur.