Justice Department orders Greystar to pay over $1.4m for illegal fees on US servicemembers
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston-based Greystar Real Estate Partners, the largest property management company in the country, has been ordered to pay over $1.4 million to US military servicemembers after the Justice Department found it had imposed illegal fees on individuals who terminated their leases after receiving military relocation orders. The DOJ alleged that Greystar used a software it knew would automatically charge early termination fees on servicemembers protected under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The company will pay out triple damages to effected military members and their co-tenants, tallying...