BALTIMORE (AP) – The real estate company run by the family of Jared Kushner is being sued by two tenants in Maryland for allegedly adding excessive and illegal fees to their rent.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday says businesses owned by the Kushner Cos. have been charging late penalties of 5 percent of tenants’ rent, but not just for what they claim to be late rent. The penalties were also tacked on for late “agent fees” and “court fees,” in violation of Maryland law, the lawsuit says.
It describes the charges as part of a fee-churning scheme that keeps renters under constant fear of eviction, and guessing what they owe.
The lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Baltimore is seeking class action status.
The Kushner Cos. said it has done nothing illegal.