
CATrends: Advertised Apartment Rental Prices
Watch out for hidden fees.
Information about federal false advertising class actions filed around the country. Please note, our list is neither comprehensive nor reflective of TINA.org’s opinion.
Watch out for hidden fees.
Lawsuits allege “100%” marketing on front label is misleading.
Class-action lawsuits target preservative-free claims.
Allegations: Failing to identify the portion of the final price that is attributed to fees, as required by New York state law
Allegations: Failing to disclose taxes and fees in advertised prices and using a countdown timer to give consumers a limited amount of time to complete their transactions
Allegations: Misleadingly offering consumers insurance for tickets to events and travel arrangements for a specified price without adequately disclosing that consumers who purchase the insurance are charged additional fees
Allegations: Failing to include additional fees in advertised prices
Allegations: Failing to include a $21.76 “Service Fee” in advertised prices
Allegations: Failing to include a “SRV Fee and a “FAC Fee” in advertised prices
Allegations: Failing to include its service charge in advertised prices and misleadingly calling its service charge “Taxes & Fees”
Allegations: Failing to include a $1.99 “Convenience Fee” in advertised prices
Allegations: Failing to include a 35 percent fee in advertised prices
Allegations: Failing to include a “Ticketing Fee” of up to ten percent of the purchase price in advertised prices