Former tenants of Essex Property Trust apartments in California are in line for a share of a $19.25 million cash fund and about $8.7 million in forgiven move-out charges, but only if San Diego Superior Court Judge Judy S. Bae grants preliminary approval at a hearing set for Nov. 13 at 9:10 a.m. in Department C-62. Essex denies wrongdoing, and no claim form exists yet.
The case, Norman v. Essex Property Trust, was filed in September 2022 and accuses the landlord of keeping parts of security deposits for charges California law does not allow. The settlement was signed Oct. 16, 2026, and plaintiffs filed an unopposed motion for preliminary approval on Oct. 21…