State and federal laws protect tenants from unfair and fraudulent hidden fees in addition to the rent charged. Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee has secured the recovery of tens of millions of dollars for tenants.
State and federal laws protect tenants from unlawful late fees, and certain undisclosed service charges. DHKL’s cases have resulted in tens of millions of dollars of refunds to tenants and changes to company policies that have benefitted the larger public throughout California and the whole country.
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Current Cases
Equity Residential
A class action lawsuit to recover unlawful late fees charged to Equity’s residential tenants in California. More about this case
A class action lawsuit to invalidate the late fees charged to Equity Residential’s tenants in California. More about this case
Wasatch Advantage Group, LLC
A qui tam and class action challenging the landlord’s charging Section 8 tenants side payments in addition to approved rent. More about this case
The co-counsel team of Centro Legal de la Raza, Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee, the Impact Fund, Law Offices of Andrew Wolff, and the California Civil Rights Law Group were recognized with a 2025 California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) award by the Daily Journal for their work on U.S. ex rel. Terry v. Wasatch Advantage Group. The annual award highlights outstanding lawyers and legal achievements in California over the past year.
The team was recognized for its exceptional work achieving a $16.5 million settlement on the eve of trial, resolving the claims of the three plaintiffs and two certified classes of Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) tenants in California who paid illegal excess rent in violation of the governing Section 8 contracts. The settlement includes a $5 million class recovery that returned 100% of the excess rent plus interest to over 2,500 low-income renters across California, as well as significant injunctive relief eliminating all challenged practices.
—Daily Journal