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A legal storm is brewing in Palm Beach County, Florida, as two residents accuse their neighbor of a series of disturbing actions. On February 28, 2025, Adel Khalil and Joyce Christensen filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit against Janice L. Cairnes. The plaintiffs allege that Cairnes engaged in behavior intended to harass and intimidate them, including invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
According to the complaint, Khalil and Christensen have resided at 801 Lake Shore Drive, Unit 606, Lake Park, Florida since 2015. They claim that their neighbor, Janice L. Cairnes, who owns an adjacent unit and serves on the board of directors for the Lake Harbour Towers East Condominium Association, has exhibited bias and prejudice towards them. This animosity is believed to stem from racial motives against Khalil due to his foreign birth and ethnicity.
The plaintiffs recount a specific incident from December 2024 when Cairnes allegedly verbally assaulted Christensen in the building’s lobby. Witnesses reportedly observed this altercation designed to cause emotional distress and embarrassment to Christensen. Furthermore, they accuse Cairnes of invading their privacy by taking unauthorized photographs of Khalil from her balcony using a cell phone camera. This act was purportedly executed by reaching around the dividing wall between their units.
