Fernandez-Andrew v. Fla. Peninsula Ins. Co., 3D16–331
Decision Date | 25 January 2017 |
Docket Number | No. 3D16–331,3D16–331 |
Citation | 208 So.3d 835 |
Parties | Rebecca FERNANDEZ–ANDREW, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent. |
Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
Alvarez, Carbonell, Feltman & DaSilva, P.L., and Paul B. Feltman, for petitioner.
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., and Thomas A. Valdez and Jose E. Bosch (Tampa), for respondent.
Before SUAREZ, C.J., and LAGOA and SALTER, JJ.
The insured, Rebecca Fernandez–Andrew ("Petitioner"), petitions this Court for a writ of certiorari seeking to quash the trial court's order abating her declaratory judgment action against the insurer, Florida Peninsula Insurance Company ("FPIC"), and enforcing the option to repair provision contained in the insurance policy at issue. Because Petitioner has failed to meet the threshold requirement of showing that the circuit court's order creates irreparable harm, we dismiss the petition for writ of certiorari for lack of jurisdiction.
The Petitioner had a homeowner's insurance policy with FPIC. The policy contained an option to repair provision:
Petitioner's home was damaged as a result of a plumbing leak that occurred on July 20, 2014, while the policy was in full force and effect. Petitioner reported the loss to FPIC on July 30, 2014, and FPIC thereafter informed Petitioner that her covered damages would be repaired.
In early October, 2014, FPIC sent two contractors, one of which was Florida Executive Builders ("FEB"), to the property. Each provided an estimate of repairs. On November 25, 2014, Petitioner's public adjuster, Robert Inguanzo ("Inguanzo"), sent FPIC a letter stating a "damage estimate comparison depicting an overall difference of $13,852.23 due to scope differences." Petitioner subsequently signed the work authorization for FEB, adding the handwritten words, "All rights reserved; Executed under protest." Petitioner continued to assert that FPIC provide an updated estimate and scope of work that matched Inguanzo's estimate, and that prior to beginning work, FPIC assure her that the work performed by FEB would comply with the scope detailed in Inguanzo's estimate.
In July of 2015, Petitioner filed a complaint for declaratory relief, seeking a determination of, among other things, the scope of repairs to be performed and whether the option to repair provision was properly invoked under the terms of the policy. In response, FPIC filed a motion to abate action and/or compel Plaintiff [Petitioner] to comply with FPIC's right to exercise option to repair damaged property. Petitioner then filed a motion for summary judgment and response to FPIC's motion to abate and/or compel. Petitioner argued that FPIC's estimate was insufficient and failed to address all needed repairs given the scope of damage and that Inguanzo's estimate accurately reflected the full scope, cost, and extent of damages. After a hearing, the trial court entered an order granting FPIC's motion to abate action and/or compel Petitioner to comply with FPIC's option to repair.
The Supreme Court of Florida has made clear that certiorari relief is available in limited circumstances, and that a showing of irreparable harm is a condition precedent to invoking this Court's certiorari jurisdiction:
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