Self Storage Auction of Three Servicemembers’ Belongings Without Court Order Authorizing the Sale Results in $ 130,000 Pay Out and 4-Year Consent Order to Remedy Alleged SCRA Violations

By:      Gerald D. Borovick The September 2024 complaint filed by the Justice Department describes the defendant as a North Carolina-based company that is  vertically-integrated real estate developer, owner, and operator of specialty real estate products, focused primarily on self-storage facilities and marinas, and is alleged to have enforced liens on property and effects of … Read more

Warehouse’s Enforcement Of Lien On Household Goods Of Deployed Air Force Sergeant Without Court Order Authorizing Auction Violated SCRA

By Gerald D. Borovick As we reported in September of last year, the Justice Department started a lawsuit against a Massachusetts moving and storage company in the U.S. District Court in Boston claiming a violation of a federal law – the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).[1] The DOJ civil complaint alleged the moving company failed … Read more