United States v. JAG Management Company LLC (D.N.J.)

On October 4, 2023, the court entered a consent order in United States v. JAG Management Company LLC (D.N.J.).  The complaint, which was filed on September 29, 2023, alleges that the property management company for more than twenty large apartment properties in several states, including Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Florida, violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), 50 U.S.C. § 3955, by demanding that at least nine servicemembers who were terminating their leases early following receipt of qualifying military orders repay rent concessions they had received when they signed their leases.  The consent order requires the defendant to pay $41,581.95 in compensation to the servicemembers and a $20,000 civil penalty, to adopt new SCRA policies, and to obtain training on the SCRA.

Press Release - 10/2/2023