After nearly seven years of litigation, Equal Justice Under Law has secured an important victory in the fight against money bail.Money bail sets a price tag on freedom by forcing arrestees to pay an arbitrary amount of money to secure release before trial. It is a common practice in criminal courts...
District Court Finds Amenities Fees To Be Illegal Excess Rent for Section 8 Tenants
The Eastern District of California recently decided in Terry v. Wasatch Advantage Group, No. 2:15-cv-00799 (E.D. Cal., November 23, 2022), that certain amenities fees are illegal excess rent and violate contract terms for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. The Court ordered the defendants, who are private property owners and...
