Mayfaire Homeowners Assn. v. Deol CA5

FACTS

Plaintiff Mayfaire’s Case (1) Testimony of Susan Bryan, Property Manager for Mayfaire Mayfaire called two witnesses at trial. Mayfaire’s first witness was Susan Bryan. From May 2013 to August 2018, Bryan was employed by Lordon Management as a “[c]ommunity manager,” and provided property management services for Mayfaire during that period, under Lordon’s contract with Mayfaire. Bryan got to know Deol when she began managing Mayfaire, as Deol was on Mayfaire’s Board. Bryan described the Mayfaire community: “It’s high-end homes on a larger scale. The yards are, you know, well kept, you know, to the point where no oil stains on the driveways. You can’t have your garage doors open. There is a lot of rules that go along

2. with this community. It’s a very well kept, very nice neighborhood.” Bryan also described her obligations as property manager: “The same as any other property, you know, doing onsite inspections, checking, you know, the common areas, the individual properties, making sure everybody is complying with the rules, you know, coordinating with vendors, sending out communications to the ownership.” In March 2015, Deol’s house in the Mayfaire community burned down.…