Landlord-Tenant Issues: Wait . . . What Fees Are You Charging Me?

A man in glasses and a yellow shirt sits on a couch, looking concerned as he reads a sheet of paper in his living room.

Kelly Guzzo, PLC recently filed a class action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act against a debt collector that was collecting unlawful fees on behalf of a large, multistate rental company. The unlawful fees included so-called “payment convenience fees” and “early termination fees.” The payment convenience fees were assessed simply because renters had paid […]