CLEARWATER, Fla. – A married Pinellas County couple has sued a mobile home park and two service contractors over a disease afflicting the husband.
The couple are tenants of the park. The lawsuit alleges the enduring illness was contracted in July 2022 from using the park’s community hot tub.
On May 25, James and Jill Norwick filed suit against Island in the Sun Mobile Home Park located on Hampton Road. The non-profit entity has been in business since 2006, according to Florida’s Sunbiz.org. Co-defendant Aquatic Transport Solutions, contracted to maintain safe, hygienic use of the hot tub, is listed as an active business since 2018.
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Cal-Am Properties, Inc. is a third co-defendant in the suit and was responsible for maintaining the entire park at the time of the alleged incident.
The lawsuit does not disclose the disease that is the subject of the lawsuit, but it describes it as debilitative, as the husband has not recovered and is unable to perform day-to-day chores and provide companionship to his wife.
He allegedly also has incurred hospital, medical and nursing care treatment expenses, along with experiencing aggravation of a pre-existing condition. The lawsuit states Mr. Norwick’s suffering is expected to be permanent and includes disability and disfigurement.
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The lawsuit describes the co-defendants as collectively “failing to maintain adequate and appropriate Chlorine/Bromine levels in the community hot tub; failing to maintain appropriate pH levels in the community hot tub; failing to keep or maintain a maintenance log for the community hot tub; (and) allowing unsafe levels of Chlorine/Bromine and/or pH to remain in the community hot tub that they knew or should have known about.”
The suit seeks a trial by jury and is demanding $50,000 for damages, plus interest and costs from the co-defendants.
Andy B. Steingold is the attorney for the Norwicks. He is affiliated with Maney Gordon Trial Lawyers of Tampa.
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