BH Management Services has agreed to pay more than $572,000 as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it violated Florida law with insufficient security deposit notices.
The settlement benefits two classes of Florida residents who leased a dwelling unit in a property managed by BH Management Services and did not receive a compliant notice letter when part of their security deposit was withheld. The security deposit class covers residents who do not owe an alleged balance to BH Management or the property owner, while the security deposit balance class includes those who allegedly owe a balance.
According to the class action lawsuit, BH Management Services failed to provide proper notice to Florida renters when it withheld their security deposits. Plaintiffs in the case say BH Management sent insufficient notice letters that failed to comply with Florida law…