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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Connor finds the lower court properly dismissed a homeowners’ association’s breach of contract claim. The property owners planned to build a home and believed the property was overseen by the homeowners’ association. After the homeowners’ association’s architectural committee denied their building plans, an attorney was consulted and found the subject property was not governed by any homeowners’ association. The homeowners’ association argued the property is subject to the restrictive covenants of the homeowners' association, and the owners were in breach of contract by failing to obtain their approval for construction. The owners argued the homeowners’ association had no standing as it held no authority over their property, and the lower court agreed; as such, the lower court properly dismissed the claim for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Affirmed.