Homeowner Associations: Losing Party’s Failure To Oppose Prevailing Neighbor’s Fee Award Was Fatal On Appeal

A Forfeiture Occurred.

Bauer v. Likhterman, Case No. G064695 (4^th Dist., Div. 3 Jan. 12, 2026) (unpublished), authored by Justice Scott for a 3-0 panel, reminds litigants and practitioners that an appellate challenge to a fee award will be forfeited if there is no opposition to the fees motion in the court below.  (Blackburn v. Charnley, 117 Cal.App.4^th 758, 769 (2004).)