Freeman v. United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.
Plaintiff Michael Freeman leased an apartment in Riverside from defendant Windemere at Sycamore Highlands, LLC (Windemere). In his first cause of action, he alleges that Windemere engaged in seven specified business practices that violated the unfair competition law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, 17200). In his second cause of action, he alleges that Windemere violated the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) (Civ. Code, 1750 et seq.). Freeman further alleges that defendants United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (UDR), UDR California Properties, LLC (UDRC), and UDR Western Residential, Inc. (UDRW) are agents and alter egos of Windemere, and vice versa, so that if Windemere is liable under the UCL or the CLRA, they are equally liable.
Court conclude that there was at least a triable issue of fact with respect to whether one out of the seven alleged business practices violated the UCL. Court also conclude that defendants were not entitled to attorney fees against Freeman because his CLRA claim was in good faith, even though ultimately it lacked merit. Otherwise, however, we will affirm.
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