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Rhode Island AG Targets Real Estate Management and Development Firm for Alleged Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices

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In mid-April, Rhode Island Attorney General (AG) Peter F. Neronha announced a settlement with A.R. Building Company, Inc. (ARBC), a national real estate management and development business with properties throughout Rhode...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 5

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FTC Continues Junk Fee Quest With Lawsuit Targeting Largest Rental Manager - In its quest to police what it considers to be junk fees, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has joined forces with Colorado's Attorney General...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Outside the Rule, Inside the Court: FTC Throws a Curve for Rental Housing Rent and Fee Disclosures in Ads and Leasing

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Colorado Attorney General filed suit January 16 against a major property management company, alleging deceptive practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

FTC Cracks Down on Deceptive Residential Lease Pricing Advertising

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On January 16, 2025, The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and State of Colorado filed a complaint against Greystar, the largest multifamily rental property manager in the U.S., for allegedly misleading consumers about rent...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Protecting Against Residential Price Gouging During the Los Angeles Wildfires

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As devastating wildfires displace thousands in Los Angeles County, Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency. In the wake of this crisis, California’s price-gouging laws impose strict limits on rental price increases...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Court approves FTC agreement with Invitation Homes; company to pay $48 million, address “junk fee” practices, stop certain other...

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Invitation Homes, the nation’s largest landlord of single-family homes, has agreed to pay $48 million and to stop a significant number of its rental practices, including misleading renters about lease costs and charging...more

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