DELRAY BEACH, FL — A Delray Beach condominium association is suing one of its unit owners in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, alleging that he gutted portions of his condo without association approval, performed work without city permits, and refused to let the association inside to inspect the conditions.
The complaint was filed June 22, 2026, by The Pines of Delray Association, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, against Kagan Turgut, the owner of Unit 102 at 2600 Juniper Drive in the Pines of Delray community. The case is captioned The Pines of Delray Association, Inc. v. Kagan Turgut and was assigned Case No. 502026CA006949XXXAMB, Division AH, in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County.
The association is represented by attorney Yanina Zilberman of Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weiselberg Gilbert in Fort Lauderdale, according to the signature block on the complaint.
The lawsuit alleges that in approximately May 2025 the association learned the defendant had begun significant modifications to his unit without proper permitting or association approval. According to the complaint, photos showed a gutted kitchen and wires hanging from the ceiling. The complaint alleges the association later determined that the defendant had also gutted portions of the bathroom without approval.
Other unit owners reported construction-like noise from the unit, and the association observed white-powder footsteps coming from the unit and sheetrock being removed, the complaint states.
The filing says the association sent multiple demand letters and addressed the work at a hearing of its Hearing Committee. According to the complaint, the defendant submitted a modification application on or about April 20, 2026, but the association notified him on April 23, 2026, that the application was incomplete and identified deficiencies that needed to be cured. The lawsuit alleges no additional information has since been provided.
The complaint alleges that while performing unpermitted work, the defendant disconnected the unit's air-conditioning system, which the association says creates a significant risk of mold or mildew growth that could spread to common elements or other units. The filing further alleges the defendant has refused to grant the association access to inspect the unit and has not provided a spare key and alarm code that the association says are required under its governing documents.
According to the complaint, the association issued a written demand on May 1, 2026, that included an offer to participate in presuit mediation under Florida Statutes Sections 718.1255 and 720.311. The lawsuit alleges the defendant has not agreed to a mediation date or mediator.
The complaint brings a single count for breach of declaration, alleging the defendant materially breached the recorded Declaration of Condominiums of Pines of Delray, the association's Rules and Regulations, and Section 718.303(1) of the Florida Statutes.
The association is seeking temporary and permanent injunctive relief that would require the defendant to cease unapproved work, submit a complete modification application, obtain all permits required by the City of Delray Beach, restore the air-conditioning system, provide written authorization for inspection access, and deliver keys and any applicable alarm code. The lawsuit also seeks damages to be determined at trial, attorney's fees and costs, and an order finding that the defendant's alleged refusal to participate in mediation bars him from recovering his own attorney's fees in the case.
Boca Post reviewed the complaint, The Pines of Delray Association, Inc. v. Kagan Turgut, Case No. 502026CA006949XXXAMB, filed June 22, 2026, in the 15th Judicial Circuit Court in and for Palm Beach County. The filing reviewed by Boca Post does not include a response from the defendant. The allegations have not been proven in court, and no defense counsel was listed in the reviewed filing. The case is newly filed and pending civil court review.
New civil lawsuits are filed across Palm Beach County courts each week. Boca Post reports on those filings in its Delray Beach lawsuits coverage.
