AC40078 - Emeritus Senior Living v. Lepore ("The plaintiff, Emeritus Senior Living a/k/a Brookdale
Woodbridge, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the
defendant, Denise Lepore, in this action filed by the plaintiff to collect the unpaid
balance due for assisted living services it had provided to the defendant’s now
deceased mother, Louise Rolla. The plaintiff claims that the court erred by finding
that the residency agreement, to the extent it holds the defendant personally
liable, as Rolla’s representative, for unpaid amounts owed by Rolla to the plaintiff,
is void and unenforceable because it is (1) unconscionable and (2) against
public policy. We agree and, accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial
court.")