Session Date: October 17, 2024 10:00am PT | 1:00pm ET
In Episode 18 of Ready, Set…Respond!, Legal Counsel and Partner with Hudson Cook, Jay Harris, alongside our Director of Research & Performance and host, Carla Alicea, discussed new state laws and FTC regulations around fee transparency and fee disclosures in ads and leasing. Additionally, Jay highlighted a recent settlement in the rental housing industry surrounding non-disclosure of fees and class claims against property management companies regarding reasonableness of charging fees for services required under the ‘Implied Warranty of Habitability.’
What you’ll takeaway from this episode:
- Unfair & Deceptive Acts & Practices under FTC Act Section 5 and how it pertains to “junk fee” rulemaking
- FTC allegations and settlement under Section 5 regarding disclosure of all mandatory fees in advertising and leasing
- New state laws requiring rent/fee disclosures in advertising and leasing
- Recent class claims on property management companies under state laws regarding ‘Implied Warranty of Habitability”
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