Answer: VILLAS AT EMERALD LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC vs. ROYAL OAK HOMES LLC

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                                Filing # 148242812 E-Filed 04/22/2022 04:18:01 PM


                                                           THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH
                                                           JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
                                                           OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA

         VILLAS AT EMERALD LAKE HOMEOWNERS Case No.: 2020-CA-002942
         ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida not for profit
         corporation,

               Plaintiff,
         v.

         ROYAL OAK HOMES, LLC, a Florida limited
         liability company; ADVANCED WRAPPING AND
         CONCRETE         SOLUTIONS         OF  CENTRAL
         FLORIDA, INC., a Florida corporation; DON
         KING’S CONCRETE, INC., a Florida corporation;
         HUGH MACDONALD CONSTRUCTION, INC., a
         Florida corporation; IMPERIAL BUILDING                PLAINTIFF’S DENIAL AND
         CORPORATION, a Florida corporation; PREMIER          AVOIDANCE OF ADVANCED
         PLASTERING OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC                   WRAPPING AND CONCRETE
         N/K/A TGK STUCCO, INC., a Florida corporation;        SOLUTIONS OF CENTRAL
         WEATHERMASTER BUILDING PRODUCTS,                    FLORIDA, INC.’S ANSWER AND
         INC., a Florida corporation; WEINTRAUB               AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO
         INSPECTIONS & FORENSICS, INC. N/K/A                SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
         WEINTRAUB               ENGINEERING        AND
         INSPECTIONS, INC., a Florida corporation; THE
         DIMILLO GROUP, LLC, a Florida limited liability
         company;        WOLF’S         IRRIGATION    &
         LANDSCAPING, INC., a Florida corporation;
         SUMMERPARK HOMES, INC., a Florida
         corporation;      BROWN          +    COMPANY
         ARCHITECTURE, INC., a Florida corporation;
         EXPERT PAINTING & PRESSURE WASHING,
         INC., a Florida Profit Corporation,

             Defendants.
         _________________________________________/
         ROYAL OAKS HOME, LLC.,

              Cross-Claimant,
         v.

         ADVANCED WRAPPING AND CONCRETE
         SOLUTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC., a
         Florida corporation; DON KING'S CONCRETE,
         INC., a Florida corporation; HUGH MACDONALD


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CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Florida corporation;
IMPERIAL BUILDING CORPORATION, a Florida
corporation;    PREMIER      PLASTERING    OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC N/K/A TGK STUCCO,
INC., a Florida corporation; WEATHERMASTER
BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC., a Florida
corporation; WEINTRAUB INSPECTIONS &
FORENSICS,        INC.    N/K/A   WEINTRAUB
ENGINEERING AND INSPECTIONS, INC.,
WOLF'S IRRIGATION & LANDSCAPING, INC.,
a Florida corporation; BROWN+COMPANY
ARCHITECTURE, INC., a Florida corporation;

    Cross-Defendants.
_________________________________________/
WEATHERMASTER BUILDING PRODUCTS,
INC., a Florida Corporation,

     Third-Party Plaintiff,

v.

ALL GLASS INSTALLATION CORP., a Florida
corporation; CASEY HAWKINS, GLASS, INC., a
Florida corporation; DEAN NESBIT, LLC, a Florida
limited       liability     company; HELBERG
ENTERPRISES, LLC, a Florida limited liability
company; HOBBIT WINDOWS, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company; T&M CONSTRUCTION
OF SANFORD, INC., a Florida corporation; WELL
DONE WINDOWS, INC., a Florida corporation; and
WELL HUNG WINDOWS & DOORS, LLC, a
Florida limited liability company,

    Third-Party Defendants.
__________________________________________/

DON KING’S CONCRETE, INC., a Florida
corporation,

     Third-Party Plaintiff,

v.

E.R.O. CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Florida
corporation; LIOS CONCRETE CORP., a Florida


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 corporation; and    ATLANTIC        CONCRETE
 SYSTEMS, INC., a Florida corporation.

     Third-Party Defendants.
 _________________________________________/

       PLAINTIFF’S DENIAL AND AVOIDANCE OF ADVANCED WRAPPING AND
        CONCRETE SOLUTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC.’S ANSWER AND
           AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
        Plaintiff, VILLAS AT EMERALD LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., (the

“ASSOCIATION”), by and through undersigned counsel, hereby, replies to all affirmative defenses

raised by the following Defendant, ADVANCED WRAPPING AND CONCRETE SOLUTIONS OF

CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC. in its Answer to the Second Amended Complaint. Plaintiff moves to

strike all affirmative defenses as they fail to allege ultimate facts and thus fail to meet the requirements

of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.140. Plaintiff further avoids and denies all affirmative defenses

raised by ADVANCED WRAPPING AND CONCRETE SOLUTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA,

INC. and demands strict proof thereof.


        DATED: April 22nd, 2022.


                                              BALL JANIK LLP
                                              By:     /s/ Christopher S. Tribbey
                                                    Phillip E. Joseph, FL Bar No. 1000368
                                                    Evan J. Small, FL Bar No. 57306
                                                    Jeffrey A. Widelitz FL Bar No. 105642
                                                    Christopher S. Tribbey, FL Bar No. 1003114
                                                    Kasey L. Joyce, FL Bar No. 1024705
                                                    201 E Pine Street, Suite 600
                                                    Orlando, FL 32801
                                                    Telephone:         (407) 455-5664
                                                    Facsimile:         (407) 902-2105
                                                    pjoseph@balljanik.com
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                                                    ctribbey@balljanik.com
                                                    kjoyce@balljanik.com
                                                    dtodd@balljanik.com

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                                                cbetancourt@balljanik.com
                                                bburton@balljanik.com
                                                orlandodocket@balljanik.com

                                            Counsel for Plaintiff Villas at Emerald Lake
                                            Homeowners Association, Inc.


                                      CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
       I certify that a true copy of the foregoing has been filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal

on this 22nd day of April, 2022.



                                                            /s/ Christopher S. Tribbey
                                                            Christopher S. Tribbey, Esq.


                                          SERVICE LIST

 LANNIE D. HOUGH JR.                              THAMIR A.R. KADDOURI, JR.
 ROBIN H. LEAVENGOOD                              PENELOPE T. ROWLETT
 JAMES MICHAEL WALLS                              BETH ANN TOBEY
 BRIAN C. PORTER                                  Law Office of Thamir A.R. Kaddouri, Jr. P.A.
 Carlton Fields, P.A.                             3220 West Cypress Street
 4221 W. Boy Scout Boulevard                      Tampa, FL 33607
 Tampa, FL 33607-5780                             (813) 879-5752
 (813) 223-7000                                   thamir.kaddouri@tampalaw.org
 lhough@carltonfields.com                         service@tampalaw.org
 nbonilla@carltonfields.com                       beth.tobey@tampalaw.org
 rleavengood@carltonfields.com
 bporter@carltonfields.com                        Counsel for Defendant, Imperial Building
 mwalls@carltonfields.com                         Corporation
 ejohnson@carltonfields.com
 bwoolard@carltonfields.com

 Counsel for Defendant, Royal Oak Homes,
 LLC
 PAUL SIDNEY ELLIOTT                              PETER J. KAPSALES
 P.O. Box 274204                                  MARGARET M. EFTA
 Tampa, FL 33688-4204                             Milne Law Group, P.A.
 (813) 265-1314                                   301 E. Pine Street, Suite 525
 pse@psejd.com                                    Orlando, FL 32801
                                                  (321) 558-7700

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Counsel for Defendant, Hugh MacDonald         pkapsales@milnelawgroup.com
Construction, Inc. (HMC)                      mefta@milnelawgroup.com
                                              eservice@milnelawgroup.com
DENISE M. ANDERSON
ASHLEY M. MATTINGLY                           Counsel for Defendant, Weathermaster
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP              Building Products, Inc.
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2300
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 281-1900
danderson@butler.legal
amattingly@butler.legal
jjacobs@butler.legal
rjorge@butler.legal

Co-Counsel for Defendant, Hugh MacDonald
Construction, Inc.

DENISE M. ANDERSON                            TIMOTHY C. FORD
DAVID A. MERCER                               ANDREW E. HOLWAY
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig, LLP             J. ROCCO CAFARO
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2300               RON ESPINAL
Tampa, FL 33602                               Hill Ward Henderson
danderson@butler.legal                        101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3700
dmercer@butler.legal                          Tampa, FL 33602
krieck@butler.legal                           (813) 221-3900
rjorge@butler.legal                           andrew.holway@hwhlaw.com
tbarry@butler.legal                           derrick.calandra@hwhlaw.com
                                              jill.kuty@hwhlaw.com
Counsel for Defendant, Don King’s Concrete,   kathy.wernsing@hwhlaw.com
Inc.                                          rocco.cafaro@hwhlaw.com
                                              ron.espinal@hwhlaw.com
                                              tim.ford@hwhlaw.com
                                              tracy.coale@hwhlaw.com

                                              Counsel for Defendant, Weintraub
                                              Inspections & Forensics, Inc. n/k/a Weintraub
                                              Engineering and Inspections, Inc.

JAYNE ANN PITTMAN                             BRUCE R. CALDERON
NATALIE C. FISCHER                            D. BRYAN HILL
Conroy Simberg                                AUDRA R. CREECH
Two South Orange Avenue, Suite 300            BARRI A. REISCH
Orlando, FL 32801                             Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP
(407) 649-9797                                1900 NW Corporate Blvd.
eserviceorl@conroysimberg.com                 East Tower, Suite 440
jpittman@conroysimberg.com                    Boca Raton, FL 33431

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mmaitland@conroysimberg.com                    (561) 994-7310
nfischer@conroysimberg.com                     bcalderon@milbermakris.com
                                               dhill@milbermakris.com
Counsel for Defendant, Advanced Wrapping       acreech@milbermakris.com
and Concrete Solutions of Central Florida,     kmcdowell@milbermakris.com
Inc.                                           breisch@milbermakris.com


                                               Counsel for Defendant, Brown + Company
                                               Architecture, Inc.
WILLIAM M. WOODS                               S. SCOTT ROSS
The Law Offices of William Woods               Groelle & Salmon, P.A.
100 S Missouri Ave Ste 201                     1715 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 320
Clearwater, FL 33756-5763                      Tampa, FL 33607
(727) 799-1229 Ext. 4063                       (813) 849-7200
wwoods@willwoodslaw.com                        gstcourtdocs@gspalaw.com
annelm@willwoodslaw.com                        sross@gspalaw.com
pleadings@willwoodslaw.com                     cebanks@gspalaw.com
jlulgjuraj@willwoodslaw.com                    mcoleman@gspalaw.com

Counsel for Third-Party Defendant, All Glass   Counsel for Third-Party Defendant, Helberg
Installation Corp.                             Enterprises, LLC

VICKI LAMBERT                                  ANDREW T. MARSHALL
ALEC MASSON                                    SARA W. MAPES
Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Cohen            Hamilton, Price & Marshall, P.A.
201 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 400                2400 Manatee Ave. W.
Orlando, FL 32801                              Bradenton, FL 34205
(407) 540-9170                                 (941) 748-0550
luksorl-pleadings@ls-law.com                   andrew@hamiltonpricelaw.com
amason@insurancedefense.net                    sara@hamiltonpricelaw.com
jpestonit@insurancedefense.net                 nancy@hamiltonpricelaw.com
                                               kelsey@hamiltonpricelaw.com
Counsel for Third-Party Defendant, Casey       atmservice@hamiltonpricelaw.com
Hawkins Glass, Inc.
                                               Counsel for T&M Construction of Sanford,
MICHAEL D. RUEL                                Inc.
BRENDEN C. COLLINS
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith,     WILLIAM M. WOODS
P.L.C.                                         JENNIFER E. LULGJURAJ
400 N. Ashley Dr., Suite 1000                  100 S. Missouri Avenue, Suite 201
Tampa, FL 33602                                Clearwater, Fl 33756
(813) 977-1200                                 (727) 799-1229, Ext. 4072
tampaservbice@gallowaylawfirm.com              wwoods@willwoodslaw.com
mruel@gallowaylawfirm.com                      jlulgjuraj@willwoodslaw.com
bcollinsl@gallowaylawfirm.com                  annelm@willwoodslaw.com

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                                              mabelc@willwoodslaw.com
Counsel for Third-Party Defendant, Casey      pleadings@willwoodslaw.com
Hawkins Glass, Inc.
                                              Counsel for Third-Party Defendant,
                                              T & M Construction of Sanford, INC.
BRUCE R. CALDERON                             COLE J. COPERTINO
D. BRYAN HILL                                 RICHARD L. RUSSO
AUDRA R. CREECH                               Wright, Fulford, Moorhead & Brown, P.A.
Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP         505 Maitland Avenue, Suite 1000
1900 NW Corporate Blvd.,                      Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
East Tower, Suite 440                         (407) 425-0234
Boca Raton, FL 33431                          ccopertino@wfmblaw.com
(561) 994-7310                                rrusso@wfmblaw.com
bcalderon@milbermakris.com                    cbraungart@wfmblaw.com
dhill@milbermakris.com                        lwilliams@wfmblaw.com
acreech@milbermakris.com
                                              Counsel for Well Hung Windows & Doors
Counsel for Defendant, Brown + Company
Architecture, Inc.
JOSEPH L. ZOLLNER                             CHESLEY G. MOODY, JR.
Law Office of Christopher Norris              MAI M. LE
PO Box 7217                                   Moody & Graf, P.A.
London, KY 40742                              1101 N. Lake Destiny Road, Suite 200
(904) 346-5422                                Maitland, FL 32751
floridacdlegalmail@libertymutual.com          (407) 755-6900
joseph.zollner@libertymutual.com              cmoody@moodygraf.com
                                              mle@moodygraf.com
Counsel for Lios Concrete Corp                kpollak@moodygraf.com
                                              tdixon@moodygraf.com

                                              Counsel for Premier Plastering of Central
                                              Florida, Inc.Withdrew for Premier Plastering
                                              only 3.4.2022 & Wolf’s Irrigation &
                                              Landscaping, Inc.
NICOLE SEROPIAN                               WAYNE M. ALDER
JENNIFE SHIPPOLE                              Fisher Broyles, LLP
Law Office of Jennifer L. Shippole            7668 N. W. 125th Way
14050 NW 14th Street, Suite 180               Pompano Beach, FL 33076
Sunrise, FL 33323                             (954) 603-6174
(954) 417-3066 Ext. 4645                      wayne.alder@fisherbroyles.com
jlspleadings@fednat.com                       wmalder@bellsouthnet.com
nseropian@fednat.com
jshippole@fednat.com                          Counsel for E.R.O. Construction, Inc.

Counsel for Atlantic Concrete Systems, Inc.


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JERRILYNN HADLEY
TODD M. LADAUCEUR
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and
Smith, PLC
118 E. Garden Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
(850) 436-7000
tmlconstruction@gallowaylawfirm.com

Counsel for Third-Party Defendant Hobbit
Windows, LLC



                               UNREPRESENTED PARTIES

Expert Painting & Pressure Washing, Inc.
c/o Richard C. Bates, Registered Agent
3631 Late Morning Cir.
Kissimmee, FL 34744




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