Settlement Information

A proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit relates to allegations that Hoban & Associates, LLC, a Washington limited liability company d/b/a Coast Property Management, Coast Screening Services, Coast Collection Services, Coast Management Company, Inc. (CMC), and/or Canyon Bluffs Investors VII-1, LLC, (hereafter collectively referred to as “Defendant”), obtained information on prospective tenants and charged them a tenant screening fee without first providing them with required disclosures in violation of state law. The case is known as Ulises Lopez v. Hoban & Associates, LLC, dba Coast Property Management, No. 20-2-01929-32 (Superior Court of the State of Washington for the County of Spokane) (Superior Court of the State of Washington for the County of Spokane) (“Action”).

The Court did not determine that the Defendant violated RCW 59.18.257 and did not determine an award of damages (if any) that would be due to each Class Member. Instead, this settlement was reached between the parties, anticipating a payment to each participating Class Member of $27.56. The Defendant denies all allegations of wrongdoing in the lawsuit. The Defendant claims it has abided by all state and federal laws, and that the Action is not well grounded in law or fact. As part of the proposed settlement, the Defendant does not admit any wrongdoing, maintains its compliance with the law, and continues to deny the allegations against it.

The proposed settlement provides for a $1,400,000 Settlement fund for Settlement Class Members (persons who qualify under the definition of the class) who do not timely exclude themselves from the Settlement. The fund will also be used to pay the costs and expenses of settlement administration, an incentive award to the Plaintiff, and Class Counsel’s attorneys’ fees and costs.

Who Is a Class Member?

Pursuant to the Defendant’s records, you are a Class Member because you fit the following description:

• from April 28, 2017, to February 10, 2023, you applied to rent at any property in the State of Washington, where the rental property on the date of application was owned or managed by Defendant, or where Defendant was a “landlord” of the property, as defined by RCW 59.18.030(16);
• you paid a tenant screening fee to Defendant, or its affiliates;
• were screened by RealPage, Inc, d/b/a On-Site (“On-Site”); and
• you did not receive all of the prospective tenant screening disclosures required by RCW 59.18.257.

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