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The Belvedere Apartments
Case Name (Date)
Valencia Rios et al. v. Belvedere NRDE, LLC and Pegasus Residential, LLC
25-cv-474, E.D. Va.
(June 2025)
Product/Service
The Belvedere apartment complex
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose that the $9 Pest Fee for pest-control services and $34 Community Fee for maintenance of common spaces do not provide any rights or services that the landlord is not already required to provide to renters under Virginia state law
Status
Pending
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