The fine settles claims by the Federal Trade Commission that the company reaped millions of dollars via deceptive business practices, including forcing tenants to pay undisclosed fees on top of their monthly rent.
Patrick Blennerhassett
Reporter: Real Estate and Housing
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Patrick Blennerhassett hails from Kamloops, a small town in Canada, and first started working as a newspaper reporter in 2002. Before joining the RJ, he worked for the South China Morning Post, based out of Hong Kong, where he covered sports and the growing intersection of sports and politics. Patrick was also a writer for Business in Vancouver, covering a wide range of topics including real estate, economics, trade and geopolitics, and for the Victoria News, where he won a Jack Webster Fellowship Award. Patrick’s work has been published in outlets such as The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, and Reader's Digest, and he has appeared on CBC and BBC radio. He is also a four-time published author and a graduate of Thompson Rivers University.
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