Baldeep Bhatti, Justina Kayode, Maria Gonzalez and Estaban Grimaldo for themselves individually, and for all other persons similarly situated v. Essex Property Trust Inc., Essex Management Corporation, Essex Treetops LP, Essex Portfolio LP, Essex Briarwood LP, Briarwood Apartments, Briarwood at Central Park, MG Briarwood Apartments LP, MG Briarwood
Published: Mar. 19, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: RG14739318 Settlement – $665,000
Court
Alameda Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Christopher D. Beatty
(Miller Barondess LLP)
Andrew H. Wolff
(Law Office of Andrew Wolff PC)
Defendant
Cherie J. Edson
(Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP)
Thomas A. Rector
(Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP)
Facts
Baldeep Bhatti, Justina Kayode, Maria Gonzalez and Estaban Grimaldo filed a class action against Essex Property Trust Inc., Essex Management Corp., Essex Treetops LP, Essex Portfolio LP, Essex Briarwood LP, Briarwood Apartments, Briarwood at Central Park, MG Briarwood Apartments LP, MG Briarwood Apartments LLC, and MG Properties Investment Real Estate, in a dispute involving tenants in an apartment located in Fremont.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants allegedly increased tenants' rents in violation of California law and local ordinances. Some plaintiffs also alleged habitability claims.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants denied any wrongdoing.
Result
The parties reached a global settlement, which was preliminarily approved, in which Essex agreed to pay $665,000 in total maximum settlement. Eligible class claimants may receive and average of $449 in relief per household.
Other Information
This settlement is pending final approval. FILING DATE: Sept. 4, 2014.
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