Arnel Settles Allegation of Keeping Renter Security Deposits

Arnel Settles Allegation of Keeping Renter Security Deposits

Arnel Management has agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million to settle a state charge that it illegally withheld security deposits from apartment tenants, the state attorney general announced. The Costa Mesa-based company... Read more »
L.A. County settles PACE lawsuits; homeowners to get millions

L.A. County settles PACE lawsuits; homeowners to get millions

Los Angeles County has agreed to a $12-million settlement to resolve allegations that its home improvement lending program wrecked the finances of many borrowers and left them vulnerable to foreclosure. The settlement,... Read more »
Compass settles commission lawsuits for .5 million

Compass settles commission lawsuits for $57.5 million

Compass has joined the National Association of Realtors, Anywhere, Keller Williams and RE/MAX in settling the commission lawsuits. In a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday morning, the... Read more »
As NAR Settles, Real Estate Braces For Seismic Shift: The Download

As NAR Settles, Real Estate Braces For Seismic Shift: The Download

Everything you know about commissions is poised to change as NAR reaches a massive $418 million settlement. The moment has arrived — the moment to take charge. This summer, at Inman Connect... Read more »
Compass settles commission lawsuits for .5 million

CFPB settles decade-old foreclosure relief scam enforcement suit

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday announced that it has reached a settlement with four attorneys and their company, Consumer First Legal Group, over a long-running enforcement case regarding what... Read more »
Koreatown apartment owner settles sexual harassment allegations

Koreatown apartment owner settles sexual harassment allegations

A Koreatown apartment owner has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle allegations that one of its property managers sexually harassed tenants for nearly a decade. In May, the U.S. Department of Justice... Read more »
Fullerton Settles With State to Produce Housing Element

Fullerton Settles With State to Produce Housing Element

The City of Fullerton has made peace with California over its housing plan. Fullerton’s City Council reached a settlement with the state to update its so-called housing element and adopt a blueprint... Read more »
Invitation Homes Settles California Price-Gouging Lawsuit

Invitation Homes Settles California Price-Gouging Lawsuit

Invitation Homes has agreed to pay $2.04 million in civil penalties to settle a lawsuit brought by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the California Department of Justice announced on Jan. 8. Invitation... Read more »
‘Real Housewives’ broker Mauricio Umansky settles mansion lawsuit

‘Real Housewives’ broker Mauricio Umansky settles mansion lawsuit

Celebrity real estate agent Mauricio Umansky will not face a civil trial for allegedly violating his duties as a broker in the sale of a prominent Malibu hilltop mansion that he flipped... Read more »
Wells Fargo settles lawsuit with ex-LO over allegedly discriminatory lending practices

Wells Fargo settles lawsuit with ex-LO over allegedly discriminatory lending practices

A former mortgage consultant who worked for Wells Fargo and ultimately brought a case against the company in a Southern California court over allegedly being fired for complaining about discriminatory lending practices... Read more »