Zeff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ZACHARY ZEFF, Case No. 20-cv-07122-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

GREYSTAR REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, Docket No.

LLC,

11 Defendant. 12 13 14 Plaintiff Zachary Zeff has filed a putative class action against Defendant Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), alleging that Greystar charges its tenants illegal late-fee penalties for late rent and utility payments and unlawfully withholds tenants’ security deposits beyond 21 days of move-out. Plaintiff alleges a violation of, inter alia, California Civil Code §§ 1671 and 1950.5, and California’s Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200, et seq.). Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages and restitution for the money Greystar has unlawfully withheld, and a declaratory judgment that Greystar’s late-fee penalties and security deposit practices are unlawful. Defendant has filed a Motion to Dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…