A Connecticut-based real estate firm has acquired two rental housing complexes in Middle River for more than $96 million, including an apartment complex owned by the Kushner Cos., the real estate firm that had been led by former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law.
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It’s been six years since Dionne Mont first saw her apartment at Fontana Village, a rental housing complex just east of Baltimore. She was aghast that day to find the front door coming off its hinges, the kitchen cabinet doors stuck to their frames, mouse droppings under the kitchen sink, mold in the refrigerator, the toilet barely functioning and water stains on every upstairs ceiling, among other problems. But she had already signed the lease and paid the deposit.
Judge Rules Tenants at Apartment Properties Co-Owned By Jared Kushner Were Misled By Company
On 4/30/21 at 12:55 PM EDT
A Maryland judge issued a 252-page decision Thursday that tenants at a Baltimore-area apartment properties co-owned by Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump s son-in-law, were misled by Westminster Management and the company JK2 about the conditions of the apartments and were often unable to see them until they moved in, the
Baltimore Sun reported.
The legal filing showed Kushner and his brother, Joshua, each held 50% interest in JK2, and Westminster is the successor of JK2. Administrative Law Judge Emily Daneker found that the company also violated consumer protection laws by unjustly collecting debts and charging tenants with improper fees.
Judge: Kushner s apartment company violated consumer laws
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 30, 2021 at 10:28 am EDT
BALTIMORE A judge in Maryland has ruled that an apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, repeatedly violated state consumer protection laws by collecting debts without required licenses, charging tenants improper fees and misrepresenting the condition of rental units.
Administrative Law Judge Emily Daneker said in her 252-page decision Thursday that violations by Westminster Management and the company JK2 were “widespread and numerous,” the Baltimore Sun reports.
Kushner and his brother, Joshua, each held 50% interest in JK2. Westminster is the company’s successor.