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

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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 […]