HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — A Hallandale Beach condominium association is facing a civil negligence lawsuit in Broward County Circuit Court after a resident alleged he was struck in the face and head by a broken metal door fastener while exiting a building on the property, according to a newly filed complaint.
The lawsuit, Volodymyr Sliepyshev v. Desoto Park Condominium Association, Inc., Case No. CACE-26-010901, was filed July 3, 2026 in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in and for Broward County and assigned to Division 21, court records show. The plaintiff is represented by Andrew M. Kline and Burton Landau of South Florida Law, PLLC, based in Hallandale Beach.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff, a Hallandale Beach resident, was lawfully on the property at 2000 Atlantic Shores Boulevard as an invitee of the association on or about January 14, 2026. The lawsuit alleges that while he was exiting building #6, he was struck in the face and head by a metal door fastener the complaint describes as broken and improperly maintained.
The filing alleges the fastener constituted a dangerous condition on the property. According to the complaint, the defendant knew or should have known that the area was hazardous and that it was improperly maintained. The lawsuit alleges the incident caused severe and permanent injuries.
The complaint brings a single count of negligence against Desoto Park Condominium Association, Inc. The filing states that as the owner, maintainer, and operator of the property, the association owed a duty of care to all persons, invitees, and guests, including the plaintiff, to keep the premises free from dangerous conditions and hazards the defendant knew or should have known about.
The lawsuit alleges the association, individually and through its agents and employees, was careless and negligent and breached that duty. According to the complaint, the alleged breaches include failing to remove or remedy the dangerous condition, failing to properly maintain the property, failing to warn the public of the alleged hazard, failing to properly block off or mark the area, failing to properly light the area, failing to properly supervise other companies working on the property, and failing to appropriately hire, train, supervise, and retain employees assigned to the area.
The complaint claims that as a direct and proximate result of the alleged negligence, the plaintiff suffered bodily injury, pain and suffering, disability or physical impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish, inconvenience, loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life, hospitalization and medical expenses, loss of earnings, loss of earning ability, and aggravation of a previously existing condition. The filing states the losses are either permanent or continuing.
The lawsuit seeks damages in an amount in excess of $50,000, exclusive of interest and costs, along with post-judgment interest and lawful costs. The plaintiff has demanded a trial by jury on all issues so triable.
Desoto Park Condominium Association, Inc. is described in the complaint as a Florida not-for-profit corporation authorized to do business in Florida and specifically in Broward County. The filing lists the association as the entity that owned, operated, maintained, or otherwise controlled the property at 2000 Atlantic Shores Boulevard.
Boca Post reviewed the complaint, Volodymyr Sliepyshev v. Desoto Park Condominium Association, Inc., Case No. CACE-26-010901, filed July 3, 2026 in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in and for Broward County.
The filing reviewed by Boca Post does not include a response from the defendant. The complaint is a newly filed initial pleading, a jury trial has been demanded, and the allegations remain unproven in court. No hearings were listed in the reviewed materials.
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