A Jacksonville-based property management company is being ordered to pay compensation and penalties for violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). According to the Justice Department, JWB Property Management imposed early termination fees on at least six members of the military after they attempted to terminate their leases after receiving relocation orders.
The Justice Department says the property management company will be required to pay over $39,000 to the affected servicemembers and a fine of $25,000. The DOJ states that JWB will make changes to its policies and training to ensure compliance with the SCRA.
“Our military families already shoulder the burden of military-ordered moves and deployments,” says Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “We will not allow them to be penalized by landlords for answering the call of duty for service.”…