Granite Ridge Condominium Association v. Shirley Wood

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

SUPREME COURT

In Case No. 2023-0135, Granite Ridge Condominium
Association v. Shirley Wood, the court on May 1, 2024, issued
the following order:

The court has reviewed the written arguments and the record submitted
on appeal and has determined to resolve the case by way of this order. See
Sup. Ct. R. 20(2). The defendant, Shirley Wood, appeals decisions of the
Circuit Court (Zucker, R., approved by Keating, J.), following an evidentiary
hearing, awarding the plaintiff, Granite Ridge Condominium Association,
$3,300 plus taxable costs and statutory interest of $108.26 on its small claim
for unpaid condominium association assessments, and attorney’s fees and
other costs in the amount of $4,783.24. On appeal, the defendant claims that
her mortgage holder had, in fact, paid the relevant assessments, that the
plaintiff’s claim and the trial court’s decision was defective under RSA 356-
B:46 (2022), and that the trial court erred by awarding attorney’s fees. Based
upon our review of the defendant’s brief and reply brief, the plaintiff’s
memorandum of law, the relevant law, the record on appeal, and the trial
court’s thorough and well-reasoned decisions, we find the defendant’s
arguments to be unpersuasive, and we affirm the trial court’s decision.

Affirmed.

MacDonald, C.J., and Bassett, Hantz Marconi, Donovan, and Countway,
JJ., concurred.

Timothy A. Gudas,
Clerk