Milwaukee Tenants Win Class Action For Recovery Of Security Deposits

Buried in a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article about the current problems facing Milwaukee landlord Timothy J. Brophy Jr. is a reference to a recent class action lawsuit brought against him and won by a group of his former tenants where they alleged that they were cheated out of their security deposits. The suit, reportedly said to be the first of its kind in the country, resulted in the creation of a $300,000 fund from which the tenants can recover their unreturned security deposits.

Source: Milwaukee landlord files Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Brophy lists more than $1 million in debt; lawyers say city created unfair reputation).