California Appeals Panel Vacates Class Certification In Rent Increase, Release Suit

(May 30, 2019, 11:25 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California Superior Court erred in granting certification to a class of tenants suing over rent increases because the plaintiffs, who did not sign release agreements offered by the landlord after the suit was filed, failed to show that their claims are typical of the class, where a majority of the members chose to sign the release agreements, a California appellate panel ruled in an unpublished opinion issued May 29 (Victor Fernandez, et al. v. Villas Papillon, LLC, No. A151765, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 1, 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3664)....

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