ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A property management company owned by the family of former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has agreed to pay a $3.25 million civil penalty and restitution to settle a lawsuit in 2019 in Maryland over allegations of charging tenants illegal fees and failing to maintain properties, Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Friday.
Frosh announced that his office’s consumer protection division has reached an agreement with Westminster Management, LLC, a New Jersey-based company, and the 25 companies that own or owned 17 residential communities operated by Westminster Management in Maryland. .
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