To:
From: "Tenant"
Subject: Tenant Blacklisting Class Action Lawsuit
TO: ANYONE WHO WAS SUED IN HOUSING COURT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK BETWEEN FEBRUARY 26, 1994 AND MARCH 16, 2006
READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY IT COULD AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS
More information is at:
http://www.tenant.net/.WWW/ubbgraphics/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001719
Please post and/or send to your mailing list.
Also see telephone number and website below for more information.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
WHITE AND JACKSON-DANIELS, ET AL. V. FIRST ADVANTAGE SAFERENT, INC.,
CIVIL CASE NO. 04 CV 1611
SUMMARY NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
If you were sued in Housing Court in the City of New York between
February 26, 1994 and March 16, 2006, you should be aware of the
Proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit that alleged various
claims arising of out the purported inaccurate reporting of the
statuses of such Housing Court cases by First Advantage SafeRent,
Inc. ("FAS"). FAS denies the allegations.
The Class consists of all individuals who were a defendant or
respondent in a lawsuit commenced in a New York City Housing Court
and were listed between February 26, 2001 and March 16, 2006 in FAS's
court records database concerning such lawsuits ("the Class"). Data
in FAS's database was allegedly deleted after seven (7) years, thus
if you were sued between February 26, 1994 and March 16, 2006, you
are potentially a member of the Class.
If the Proposed Settlement is approved, FAS will institute certain
changes to its systems and processes, shall establish a fund of $1.9
million to pay up to $100 to individuals about whom FAS issued
certain reports and/or to provide money to increase consumer and
landlord awareness of the tenant screening process and their rights
and obligations under the law.
At the settlement hearing, Plaintiffs' Co-Lead Settlement Counsel
shall apply to the Court for an award of reasonable attorneys' fees
in the amount of $990,000.00, and for $75,000.00 as reimbursement for
reasonable costs and expenses. Also, subject to Court approval,
Plaintiff, Adam White, will apply to be paid $15,000 and Plaintiff,
Dera Jackson-Daniels, $5,000, for their service as Class
Representatives. These Payments, if approved, would not reduce the
amount available from the $1.9 million fund to pay individual Class
members.
If you believe you are a member of the Class, you have these options:
- You can remain in the Class and do not need to do anything.
- You can exclude yourself from the Settlement process.
- You can object to the Settlement and/or the Application for
Attorneys' Fees and Expenses and Payments to the Class
Representatives. You may (but need not) choose to hire, at your own
expense, an attorney to represent you for this purpose.
To learn more about your rights under the Proposed Settlement, you
can see and download the settlement agreement and related documents
at www.tenantreportsettlement.com or call the toll free helpline
number at 1-888-404-0855.
You may request that a copy be
sent to you by contacting:
Tenant Report Settlement
The Garden City Group Inc.
Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 9000 #6374
Merrick, NY 11566-9000.
You may also look at the file for this case, including the Proposed
Settlement, during regular business hours at the Office of the Clerk,
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel
Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New
York, NY 10007-1312.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT FOR INFORMATION
1-888-404-0855
www.tenantreportsettlement.com
(website expected to be up around 4/3/06)
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