Opinion ID: 1888053
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Offset for Cost of Landscaping and Street Lights

Text: The trial judge incorrectly reduced $5,461.37 from the damages award. He reasoned that Reserves failed to show that Bella Via or Crystal agreed to pay for Landscape Architectural Services and EBL Engineers. However, paragraph 3(c) of the Agreement clearly obligates the purchaser [Bella Via and Reserves] to obtain and pay for the installation of ... street lights, utilities ... landscaping and other site improvements. [15] EBL Engineers were responsible for the electrical plan, development, and upgrading electrical service for the 71 lots. Landscape Architectural Services was responsible for the planning and installation of the streetlights and other infrastructure that the Agreement required. All payments to EBL and Landscape Architectural Services were part of the Agreement. The record does not support the trial judge's finding that the parties did not agree to pay directly for EBL's and Engineers and Landscape Architectural Services' costs for those services.