{"id":9532,"date":"2025-06-24T02:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T02:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/9532\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T02:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T02:00:13","slug":"justice-department-jacksonville-property-manager-settle-dispute-about-military-tenant-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/9532\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department, Jacksonville property manager settle dispute about military tenant fees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacksonville property manager JWB Rental Homes<\/a> will pay a $25,000 fine to settle<\/a> a federal complaint it charged military tenants illegal fees if they broke leases when they were ordered to move, the U.S. Department of Justice said June 23.<\/p>\n

The company, organized as JWB Property Management LLC, will also pay $39,000 to servicemembers who were charged the fees, DOJ said in an announcement<\/a> about the settlement.<\/p>\n

The government argued JWB violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act<\/a>, a law that suspends some normal civilian requirements to let military members focus on their duties.<\/p>\n

The company denied violating anything, however, and the settlement said the two sides agreed only \u201cto avoid the delay, uncertainty, inconvenience and expenses of protracted legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JWB<\/p>\n

JWB Real Estate Capital has built a number of homes that were later rented, like this one in Biltmore. JWB Rental Homes has agreed to pays a $25,000 fine as part of a settlement for federal complaints JWB Rental had charged relocating servicemembers illegal fees.<\/p>\n

More: <\/strong>JWB launches program to assist with home buying. How will it help Jacksonville renters?<\/a><\/p>\n

Justice officials said bringing the case reflected the government\u2019s support for servicemembers and their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur military families already shoulder the burden of military-ordered moves and deployments,\u201d Harmeet K. Dhillon, said assistant attorney general over Justice\u2019s Civil Rights Division, said in a \u00a0DOJ release. \u201cWe will not allow them to be penalized by landlords for answering the call of duty for service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gregory Kehoe<\/a>, U.S. attorney for Florida\u2019s Middle District, which includes Jacksonville, said in the same release that \u201cour servicemembers make tremendous sacrifices to protect the rights and freedoms of our citizens and we will combat all forms of discrimination against them to help ensure that they are able to fulfill their military obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Times-Union news partner First Coast News quoted<\/a> JWB Real Estate Companies founder and President Alex Sifakis<\/a> as saying JWB \u201ctakes special care to serve our military and veteran residents with the respect they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sifakis said the company \u201cidentified administrative errors within our system that could have led to incorrect fees for a small group of military residents\u201d but that they represented less than 1% of military move-outs, the station quoted Sifakis saying.<\/p>\n

He said the company has updated its internal controls to prevent the situation happening again.<\/p>\n

JWB Rental managed about 5,800 rental homes in Jacksonville in 2024, the Times-Union reported at that time.<\/p>\n

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