Marvis Johnson v. Firstservice, Inc.

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed August 20, 2026.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-0319

Lower Tribunal No. DOAH 23-4717, FCHR 2022-33353

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Marvis Johnson, et al.,

Appellants,

vs.

FirstService, Inc., et al., Appellees.

An Appeal from the Florida Commission on Human Relations.

Akerman LLP, and Kristen M. Fiore (Tallahassee), Eric J. Gribbin (Chicago), for appellants.

Shir Law Group, P.A., and Patrick Dervishi (Boca Raton), for appellees.

Before FERNANDEZ, MILLER, and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See S.F. v. Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 394 So. 3d 96, 97 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024) (“We review an agency’s conclusions of law de novo and we review the record to determine whether competent substantial evidence supports the agency’s decision.” (citation omitted)); U.S. Blood Bank, Inc. v. Agency for Workforce Innovation, 85 So. 3d 1139, 1142 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012) (“[W]e review the agency’s conclusions of law de novo, and we will defer to the agency’s conclusions of law unless they are clearly erroneous or contrary to law.” (citation omitted)); see, e.g., G.R. v. Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 315 So. 3d 107, 110 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020) (affirming agency final order where “the hearing officer properly weighed the evidence presented, made credibility determinations as necessary, and made findings supported by competent substantial evidence”).