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Frederick M. Campbell appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment on all five of his claims1 against The Landings Association, Inc. hereafter “TLA”.2 Finding no error, we affirm. Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. A defendant moving for summary judgment may put forth evidence to show that there is no issue of fact as to one or more elements of the plaintiff’s causes of action or demonstrate that the record lacks sufficient evidence to support one or more of the plaintiff’s causes of action. We review the grant or denial of summary judgment de novo, construing the evidence in favor of the nonmovant.3 So viewed, the evidence was that Campbell and his wife moved to the Landings on Skidaway Island near Savannah in 1995.4 Their lot abutted the marsh and, in 2005, Campbell became interested in purchasing an airboat for his personal use. At that time, Dean Ayers was the office manager of the two marinas at the Landings. Sometime in the spring of that year, Ayers recalled Campbell coming into the marina office, saying that he was getting an airboat and that he wanted to keep it at the Landings. Campbell showed Ayers a letter from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources which Campbell claimed gave him permission to use the airboat in the marshes. Ayers read the letter and told Campbell that, in his opinion, that was not what the letter said. Ayers advised Campbell that, in order to have a place at the Landings to store his boat, Campbell would have to fill out an application, consisting of three pages to be filled out and returned, with a set of rules and regulations regarding boat storage attached for him to keep. Campbell asked Ayers if he could guarantee that, when his boat, which was then being built, was delivered in the fall, there would be a space available for its storage. Ayers responded that the only way he could guarantee the space was if Campbell began to pay for it. Asked during his deposition if he had ever paid any money for a space at either Marina, Campbell responded: “no, I didn’t, because I never got any space. I wanted space. I asked for space. I didn’t get any space and I didn’t pay any money, because they had breached the contract.” Campbell said the breach occurred on or about August 11, 2006, when his airboat was delivered. He acknowledged that he did not pay for storage prior to the delivery.

On May 9, 2005, Campbell sent a fax to Stan Floyd, president of American Airboat Corporation, stating that “we believe that you are the right airboat builder for us and we intend to place an order with you shortly but if it is OK with you we need to now ask a few more questions.” Attached were four pages titled “Airboat Custom Specification Requirements and IMPORTANT QUESTIONS,” including “need complete Airboat and Engine Cover for year round OUTDOOR BOAT STORAGE at our home.” On May 26, 2005, Campbell traveled to Orange, Texas, and met with Floyd about his boat.

 
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