Civil Litigation
Dec. 13, 2017
Real estate giant faces class action over late fees
A federal judge in Oakland has given the green light to tenants pursuing a class action suit against real estate behemoth Equity Residential over alleged excessive and unlawful late fees levied against renters.
An Oakland federal judge has given the green light to tenants pursuing a class action suit against real estate behemoth Equity Residential over alleged excessive and unlawful late fees levied against renters.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White certified the class action against the company headed by billionaire Sam Zell, which argues that the company’s practice of charging a standard fee of either $50 or 5 percent of the rent ...
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