LEVINE, J.
The issue in this case is whether the trial court had jurisdiction to rule on a motion to determine amounts due to a condominium association following a final judgment of foreclosure. We find that the trial court did not have jurisdiction because the time to alter or amend the judgment had passed, and the judgment did not address the issue or reserve jurisdiction to determine the issue. As such, we reverse.
AmTrust obtained a final judgment of mortgage foreclosure and later took title to the property at a foreclosure sale. PLCA Condominium Association ("Association") was named as a defendant in the foreclosure action. Five months after the final judgment, AmTrust filed a motion to determine the amounts due to the Association. AmTrust argued that it was entitled to the safe harbor provision of section 718.116(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2013), which limits liability for past due assessments.
Once a final judgment is entered and the time allowed by the rules of procedure for altering, modifying, or vacating the judgment has passed, the trial court loses jurisdiction over the case "except for the purpose of enforcing the judgment." Town of Palm Beach v. State ex rel. Steinhardt, 321 So.2d 567, 568 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975). A trial court also "retains jurisdiction to the extent such is specifically reserved in the final judgment or to the
In the present case, the trial court erred in finding that AmTrust was entitled to the safe harbor provision, since the trial court lacked jurisdiction because the time for altering or amending the judgment had passed. See Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.530(g) (2013) ("A motion to alter or amend the judgment shall be served not later than 10 days after entry of the judgment . . . .").
We note that other courts have reached the same conclusion under similar facts. See Cent. Mortg. Co. v. Callahan, 155 So.3d 373 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014); Montreux at Deerwood Lake Condo. Ass'n v. Citibank, N.A., 153 So.3d 961 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014); Cent. Park A Metrowest Condo. Ass'n v. AmTrust REO I, LLC, 169 So.3d 1223 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015); Grand Cent. at Kennedy Condo. Ass'n v. Space Coast Credit Union, 173 So.3d 1089 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015). We agree with the reasoning of these cases and find that the trial court lacked continuing jurisdiction to rule on the post-judgment motion. Accordingly, we reverse the order granting the motion to determine amounts due and remand for the trial court to dismiss the motion.
Reversed and remanded.
DAMOORGIAN and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur.