FTC Orders Greystar to Return $24 Million in Rental Housing Junk Fees to Harmed Tenants
Amid Affordability Crisis, Nation’s Largest Property Management Company Accused of Obscuring True Cost of Monthly Rent and Fees
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Amid Affordability Crisis, Nation’s Largest Property Management Company Accused of Obscuring True Cost of Monthly Rent and Fees
Five Groups led by Berkeley Law File an Amicus Brief in the Legal Challenge to the FTC’s Click to Cancel Rule
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In 2024 the FTC issued nine new or revised rules—more than any year in decades. A new NCLC Digital Library article summarizes each of these nine rules and their present status. The article also lists four especially noteworthy already existing FTC rules and details the major implications for individual or class litigation of each listed rule.
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Final Rule Will Only Protect Consumers from Junk Fees Attached to Live Event Tickets and Hotel Stays
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A new rule finalized today by the FTC addresses the growing trend of companies trapping consumers in subscriptions with complicated cancellation terms.
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The Rule will bring some long overdue relief to car buyers who are tired of dishonest pricing, and will pave a path for the FTC to pursue future rulemakings to regulate car dealers.
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A broad coalition of consumer advocacy groups support the proposal to ban hidden and misleading fees across the economy.
Read More about 52 Advocacy Groups Endorse FTC’s Ban on Junk Fees
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final rule targeting deceptive conduct in the sale and financing of motor vehicles, titled the “Combatting Auto Retail Scams” (CARS) Rule.
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File comments with the FTC on rental junk fees before Jan. 8, 2024
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Analysis by Maxine Joselow, originally appearing in The Climate 202 newsletter on April 13, 2023, quotes Jenifer Bosco while discussing calls from climate activists urging the Federal Trade Commissions to prevent natural gas companies from claiming, without proof, that gas is environmentally friendly. “There’s a lot more research that’s needed on the possible impacts for…
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Because of the Holder Rule’s importance, the FTC should give high priority to ensuring the Rule is properly understood and enforced.
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Organizations call on President Biden and the FTC to end abusive fees charged to incarcerated people and their families.
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