Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Open
Case Summary:Lincoln Property Company, Salem Station, LLC, and Lincoln Apartment Management, LP are settling a class action about properties they own and manage in Massachusetts. The complaint alleged the companies violated Massachusetts law by charging fees for applications and for changing locks on apartment doors.
Docket Number:14-1122
Company: Lincoln Property Company
Filing Deadline: January 4, 2022
Class Period: July 8, 2010 to November 22, 2019
Objection Deadline: June 17, 2021
Final Approval Hearing: July 8, 2021
Proof of Purchase:You must provide the name of the property where you were a tenant.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you are an individual who paid fees for rental applications and locks and keys to Lincoln Property Company or Lincoln Apartment Management, LP in Massachusetts, including all tenants or prospective tenants of Jefferson at Salem Station who paid such fees, between July 8, 2010 and November 22, 2019.
Typical Settlement Amount:Cash payment of 100%-200% of the amount charged for application and lock change fees. Defendants will also stop charging such fees when tenancy begins in Massachusetts.
Total Settlement Amount: Up to $4,160,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$40,000
Law Firm:
Metaxas Brown Pidgeon, LLP
Claim Form: Lincoln Property Application and Lock Change Fees Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Matthew Ortins, et al. v. Lincoln Property Co., et al.
Settlement Website: Lincoln Property Application and Lock Change Fees Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Analytics Consulting, LLC
LPC Property Settlement
c/o Analytics Consulting LLC
P.O. Box 2004
Chanhassen, MN 55317-2004
info@LPCPropertySettlement.com
888-449-0520