Condo Group Wants to Kiss and Make Up : Behavior: A grandmother who was mistakenly warned about ‘doing bad things’ threatened a lawsuit.

The condominium association that cited a grandmother for “kissing and doing bad things for an hour” in a parked car apologized to the Santa Ana woman Wednesday, saying that she was not the person involved in the incident.

The violation instead involved a young woman and a man, about 17 and 21 years old, said attorney David E. Cane, whose Irvine law firm represents the Townsquare Owners Assn.

Cane said the mix-up apparently occurred because the address the young woman gave to the doorman who reported the incident was that of Helen (Kim) Garrett, 51, a financial consultant who has two grandchildren.

It was not known Wednesday night whether the apology was acceptable to Garrett or her attorney, noted feminist Gloria Allred. Neither could be reached late Wednesday for comment.

Cane said that the law firm had spoken with Allred’s office and that Garrett’s demands “are still a matter of discussion between the parties.”

Allred had called a news conference in her Los Angeles office earlier in the day to demand an apology, a retraction and unspecified compensation for humiliation and defamation of character.

Earlier this month, Garrett received a “courtesy notice” that read: “Resident seen parking in circular driveway kissing and doing bad things for over 1 hour.”

The notice, which threatened a fine if the incident happened again, also was posted on a bulletin board in the complex.

Garrett said she had merely chatted with a date for two minutes and kissed him good night when he dropped her off in the driveway.

As a result of the notice, Garrett told reporters Wednesday, she can barely venture out of her home and is considering moving. She has been called “hot lips,” “marathon kisser” and “the kissing bandit,” and has been under such stress that she has lost sleep, weight and work time, she said.

In a press release faxed to newspapers Wednesday, the home owners association said it has investigated and determined that Garrett was “not the individual identified in the courtesy notice.”

The doorman saw a car parked in the fire lane in front of the building’s entrance and, as part of his duties, asked the young woman and man in the car not to park there, according to the release.

When the doorman returned later, the car had been moved, but he spoke to the couple about the rule against parking in the fire lane. The young woman gave the doorman an address that was the same as Garrett’s. In accordance with the association’s procedures, a notice was sent to the owner of the property, the release said.

“The notice did not identify or suggest Ms. Garrett was involved. . . . Unfortunately, details unrelated to the original parking violation were included in the notice,” the association said.

Cane said the unrelated details pertained to the phrase “kissing and doing other bad things,” but declined to elaborate.

It has not been determined whether Garrett and the young woman are in any way related.

“The board of directors sincerely regrets any embarrassment or inconvenience which may have resulted to Ms. Garrett as a result of this incident, and has sent Ms. Garrett a personal, written apology,” the association’s release said.