CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Valencia Rios et al. v. Belvedere NRDE, LLC and Pegasus Residential, LLC
25-cv-474, E.D. Va.
(June 2025)
The Belvedere apartment complex
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
Pending
When the sale price is the regular price.
Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg