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Jared Kushner slapped down by judge for ‘widespread and numerous’ violations of apartment tenant laws: report

Author:     Tom Boggioni
Source:     Raw Story
Publication Date:     May 01, 2021
 Link: Jared Kushner slapped down by judge for ‘widespread and numerous’ violations of apartment tenant laws: report
Stephan:   Have you ever walked down a sidewalk and inadvertently stepped on a dog turd, tried to scrape it off your shoe, yet an hour later found yourself in an embarrassing situation because you and those around you can still smell it? That's more or less the way I look at the Trumps and the Kushners. They have been gone for months but the smell of their endless scandals still lingers in the nation's political air. What makes this important to me, is that the Republican Party pays no attention to these criminal smells, and the majority of Republicans still believe the election was stolen from Trump, and that Biden is not a legitimate president.
Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Credit: Trump White House

According to a report from the HuffPost, a company co-owned by Jared Kushner was on the losing end of a lawsuit over violations of consumer tenant laws in the state of Maryland, with the judge issuing a scathing decision,

Kushner — the son-in-law of former president Donald Trump — is co-owner of Westminster Management and the company JK2 along with his brother Joshua, which had been accused of violating state laws protecting tenant rights.

According to the report, Administrative Law Judge Emily Daneker ruled Thursday that the company owned by the two brothers “repeatedly violated state consumer protection laws by collecting debts without required licenses, charging tenants improper fees and misrepresenting the condition of rental units.”

The judge issued a 252-page decision that called the violations “widespread and numerous.”

The lawsuit was filed in 2019 by Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, as part of a series of suits going after 25 companies accused of violations.

As for the judge, the brother’s company was cited for charging “illegal […]

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