A condominium association in Boca Raton has filed a civil complaint in Palm Beach County seeking to foreclose a claim of lien and recover damages tied to alleged unpaid assessments at a Century Village unit, according to court records.
The case is Mansfield at Century Village Condominium Association, Inc. v. James Marcellin, Katiana Laurent, Unknown Tenant in Possession #1, and Unknown Tenant in Possession #2, Case No. 502026CA003735XXXAMB, filed April 1, 2026, in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. The complaint was signed by Daniel Wasserstein of Boca Raton law firm Wasserstein, P.A. No defense law firm is listed in the complaint.
The association alleges the defendants own Unit 493 of Mansfield at Century Village Condominium, listed in the complaint as 493 Mansfield L, Boca Raton, Florida 33434. The filing states the suit is an action to foreclose a claim of lien against the property and to seek damages.
According to the complaint, the association says it properly adopted a budget authorizing periodic maintenance assessments and other special assessments under its governing documents, and that those documents also allow late fees and interest on delinquent installments. The association claims James Marcellin and Katiana Laurent failed to timely pay assessments for the property and that the account remains delinquent.
The complaint says the association mailed a notice of intent to file lien on Nov. 26, 2025, by certified mail and first-class mail. It further alleges that on Jan. 23, 2026, it mailed a notice of intent to foreclose its claim of lien, along with a copy of the claim of lien.
The association alleges that after the sums identified in the first notice were not paid within the required time, it recorded a claim of lien against the property on Feb. 4, 2026. The complaint says the lien secured the amounts contained in it, along with unpaid assessments, interest, late fees, collection costs, and attorney’s fees that continued to accrue after the recording date. It also names two unknown tenants in possession, alleging any interest they may have in the property is subordinate to the association’s lien.
In the foreclosure count, the association asks the court to enter judgment for the lien amount along with regular and special assessments, interest, late fees, attorney’s fees, costs, and other allowable expenses. It also asks that the property be sold if the sums are not paid within the time set by the court, and seeks a deficiency judgment against Marcellin and Laurent if sale proceeds are not enough to satisfy the claim.
In a second count for damages, the association seeks a money judgment for alleged delinquent assessments, interest, late fees, costs, and attorney’s fees. The complaint states the association is entitled to recover those amounts under Chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes and its governing documents.
All allegations in the complaint are claims made by the plaintiff and have not been proven in court.
The original complaint, Mansfield at Century Village Condominium Association, Inc. v. James Marcellin, Katiana Laurent, Unknown Tenant in Possession #1, and Unknown Tenant in Possession #2, Case No. 502026CA003735XXXAMB, as filed April 1, 2026, with the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court, can be viewed at the PBC Clerk of Court.
