Rental Fees
FPI Management Screening Fee Washington Settlement
A $1,600,000 settlement fund will be posted by FPI Management, Inc. to settle a class action alleging that it charged applicants tenant screening fees without first giving them the required disclosures. The complaint also alleged that FPI charged a holding fee on apartments before unconditionally offering them to prospective tenants, in violation of Washington state Read more
Greystar Prospective Tenant Screening Fees Settlement
Three Greystar companies (Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, Greystar Management Services, LP, and Greystar RS West, LLC) are settling a class action that alleged, among other things, that the companies charged tenant screening fees without first giving prospective tenants the required disclosures, thus violating Washington state law. Read more
Lincoln Property Application and Lock Change Fees Settlement
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. Read more
Deerfield Crossing Apartments Eviction Letters and Fees Settlement
RAM Partners, LLC and Tralee Affordable Panther, LLC, which does business as Deerfield Crossing Apartments, have chosen to settle a class action alleging that they unlawfully charged and threatened to charged certain fees to tenants when they filed summary eviction actions against them. The fees included complaint filing fees, sheriff service fees, and attorneys’ fees. Read more
NRP North Carolina Rentals Collection Letters and Eviction Settlement
The NRP Group, LLC, NRP Management, LLC, NRP North Carolina, LLC, NRP Partners, LLC, NRP Alston Village, LLC (Falls Pointe at the Park), and NRP Alston Management, LLC are settling a class action alleging they violated the North Carolina Residential Rental Agreements Act, among other state laws. The complaint alleged that the companies unlawfully either Read more