A Jolly Harbour property owner has failed in his High Court bid to prevent the community's management company from publicly identifying him as a non-payer while their underlying fee dispute remains unresolved.
According to Antigua News Room, Cyprian Kowalczyk, owner of Parcel 573, sought urgent court orders to stop Caribbean Developments (Antigua) Limited (CDAL) from labelling him a debtor, using that characterisation in legal proceedings, or threatening to disconnect his utilities.
In a ruling handed down on April 2, the judge dismissed the application, finding it failed to meet the legal threshold required for emergency relief.
The court noted that Kowalczyk had refused to provide an undertaking in damages — a key procedural requirement for obtaining such relief. The judge further determined that granting the order would unfairly restrict CDAL's ability to present its case.
The court also found no evidence that a utility disconnection was imminent, observing that services had remained active throughout the duration of the dispute.
CDAL argued that Kowalczyk had been paying the relevant charges up until February 2025, at which point payments stopped.
The ruling does not settle the question of whether the fees are legally owed. That central issue — including whether the obligation is binding on Kowalczyk as a subsequent buyer of the property — will be determined at trial.
Kowalczyk was ordered to pay $2,000 in costs. The court also urged both parties to work toward easing tensions as the matter proceeds.
