A Court of Appeals in California has held that there is no internal inconsistency in a jury verdict holding a condominium association liable to unit owners for defects in the building but exonerating individual directors from personal liability for failing to order the work done. ( Ritter & Ritter v. The Churchill Condominium Association , Ct. of App., Second App. Dist., Div. Eight, No. B187840, 7/22/08.) When a unit owner complained of odors in the unit, the problem was traced to a failure to put adequate fire stopping around pipes penetrating the slab between floors. When the owners demanded that the Association fix the problem, the directors decided not to do so, ordered the owners...