In first for Housing Rights Initiative, two landlord lawsuits achieve class certification

It’s been a slow march in the state courts, but as of last week, two class action lawsuits generated by the Housing Rights Initiative achieved class certification —  the first of the group’s cases to reach this milestone. Over the last two years HRI has organized more than 40 lawsuits against landlords, most alleging “schemes” to up rents more than prevailing laws allow. The first of the two landlords in the class actions, Scharfman Organization, […]

source https://therealdeal.com/2018/10/08/in-first-for-housing-rights-initiative-two-landlord-lawsuits-achieve-class-certification/