A Palm Beach County resident has filed a lawsuit against the county and two homeowners associations, alleging negligence that led to significant personal injury. Angjelina Rasmy filed the complaint in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, on August 20, 2024, targeting Palm Beach County, Ashley Park Homeowners Association, Inc., and B.W. Homeowners Association, Inc.
The lawsuit stems from an incident on March 16, 2022, when Rasmy tripped and fell due to a gap in the asphalt road located at 22400 Sea Bass Drive in Boca Raton. According to the complaint, Rasmy asserts that all three defendants failed to maintain the roadway properly, resulting in hazardous conditions that caused her fall. The plaintiff claims that these unsafe conditions included broken asphalt spilling over into her driveway.
Rasmy's complaint details multiple allegations of negligence against each defendant. She accuses Palm Beach County of failing to exercise reasonable care and diligence in maintaining the premises safely. Specifically, she claims that the county neglected its duty by not monitoring or repairing the dangerous condition of the road despite being aware of it. "PBC negligently and carelessly maintained its premises in an unsafe condition causing the Plaintiff to enter and be exposed to a dangerous condition upon the premises," states one part of her claim.
Similarly, Rasmy accuses Ashley Park Homeowners Association and B.W. Homeowners Association of failing to keep their premises free from materials or substances that could foreseeably cause injury. Both associations are alleged to have neglected their duty by not inspecting or repairing the hazardous road conditions adequately. The complaint reads: "Ashley Park negligently exposed Plaintiff to a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm and bodily injury."
Rasmy served written notice of her claim upon Palm Beach County on October 20, 2023, which was received on October 30, 2023. Despite this notice, Palm Beach County denied her claim. The plaintiff argues that all conditions precedent for bringing this action have been met or waived.
In terms of relief sought from the court, Rasmy is demanding judgment for damages exceeding $50,000 from each defendant. She seeks compensation for bodily injury resulting in pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, mental anguish, loss of capacity for enjoyment of life, medical expenses including hospitalization and nursing care costs as well as aggravation of pre-existing conditions.
The case is represented by Steinberg Law P.A., with counsel listed as handling Rasmy's legal matters. The case number is identified as 502024CA007832XXXAMB Div: AF.