United States v. FPI Management, Inc. (E.D. Cal.)

On June 14, 2023, the court entered a consent order in United States v. FPI Management, Inc. (E.D. Cal.).  The complaint, which was filed on June 13, 2023, alleged that FPI, a property management company, violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by requiring nine servicemembers who were exercising their SCRA right to terminate their residential lease to repay lease incentives they had received.  The consent order requires the defendant to pay a total of $51,587 to the nine servicemembers and a $22,500 civil penalty to the United States.  The order also requires FPI to repair the servicemembers’ tenant database entries, implement new policies and procedures that comply with the SCRA, and train its employees on the SCRA.

Press Release - 6/13/23