But that said, some Americans
are pushing back in any way they can, whether it be refusing to stay at home under threat of fines and arrest to filing legal action against the tyrants.
In Boca Raton, Fla., residents of a homeowners association (HOA) have filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County alleging “false imprisonment” and “invasion of privacy,” CD Media reports.
The outlet noted further that the suit was filed after officials at the Palmetto Place Condominium Association allegedly deactivated the key fobs of two homeowners who said publicly that they tested positive for COVID-19.
Without the authority to do so, according to the suit, HOA officials used the deactivation as a means of constraining a husband and wife and forcing them to remain in their condo for two weeks the normal quarantine time. HOA officials also allegedly told the couple the association would contact police to “request that you be removed from the building and arrested” if they attempted to lea
BOCA RATON, Fla. – A lawsuit filed by a South Florida couple claims their condo association “falsely imprisoned” them in their one-bedroom, 890-square-foot unit after they disclosed that they had COVID-19 in July.
Steven and Nancy Iscowitz allege that the association and the management company conspired to keep them in their condominium by deactivating their keys that were needed to use elevators and enter common areas, such as the swimming pool and fitness center.
“Neither of you should leave your unit unless it is medically necessary,” the couple were told. If they did, the association Palmetto Place at Mizner Park threatened to have them arrested “for endangering the lives of building residents and staff,” according to the lawsuit.
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Florida condo association accused of detaining couple in home after positive virus tests
They say the association prevented them from accessing common areas of the building after they both tested positive.
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In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Steven and Nancy Iscowitz, who own a condo at Palmetto Place at Mizner Park, claim the association deactivated their key fobs, preventing them from accessing the buildingâs common areas, in order to confine their movements after the couple tested positive for COVID-19 in July.
By Wells Dusenbury
Published Dec. 30, 2020
FORT LAUDERDALE â After testing positive for COVID-19, a Boca Raton couple alleges that their condo association detained them in their home against their will.
The couple said they falsely imprisoned them after their July positive COVID test
The association allegedly barred them from common spaces and deactivated their key fobs to force them to quarantine
The couple claimed the condo association said they would call authorities if the couple didn t stay in their apartment for two weeks
The association also filed a lawsuit against them, which revealed their names
Other building residents were then able to discover that they had tested positive
A Florida couple have filed a lawsuit against their condo association claiming they were falsely imprisoned in their home after informing them of their positive coronavirus test results.