Attorneys Christian Scheuerman and Tennessis Guerrero of the MOODK’s Philadelphia Office obtained a verdict in favor of their client, a local homeowners association, following a bench trial in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff claimed he was owed monetary damages after his submission of an amended floor plan for a new home he planned to build in the community was denied by MOODK’s client. Plaintiff stated that he intended to change the use of one of the rooms contained in the floor plan and convert it to a 6th bedroom. MOODK’s client denied the floor plan for purposes of renting and leasing because the space he intended to convert into a 6th bedroom did not comply with the Association’s rules, which required a bedroom to be a minimum of 100 sq feet and intended for sleeping purposes only. In this case, the room was not intended for only sleeping purposes because the 6th bedroom was not set apart from the kitchen and dining room. Rather, the space was an open space lay out and MOODK’s client argued it was not intended for sleeping purposes only because the space was for cooking, dining, and sleeping. Construction on Plaintiff’s lot has not yet begun. Plaintiff sued MOODK’s client claiming the Association’s denial caused him financial harm because he would lose resale value and rental income. MOODK’s attorneys successfully argued that Plaintiff lacked standing because the damages were purely speculative and unascertainable. The attorneys further argued that the proposed floor plan did not comply with the Association’s rules, which the Court agreed with and denied Plaintiff his requested relief.