Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating whether Sunrise on Connecticut Avenue continued charging residents COVID-era infection-control, personal protective equipment, health-and-safety, or similar surcharges after the original emergency conditions ended.
What Consumers Report
Consumers and family members report:
- Being charged a COVID, PPE, infection-control, or health-and-safety fee.
- Paying the charge monthly during the pandemic.
- Seeing the charge continue after emergency restrictions ended.
- Seeing the fee renamed or incorporated into another recurring line item.
- Receiving limited information from Sunrise on Connecticut Avenue about the expenses covered by the fee.
- Paying the surcharge even when PPE or special infection-control services were no longer separately provided.
Why Consumers Should Be Concerned
Temporary pandemic-related charges may have been justified by unusual emergency expenses. Continuing or renaming those fees after the original cost basis disappeared—without clear disclosure—may constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
Potential Claims May Include
- Unfair and deceptive trade practices
- Failure to disclose recurring fees
- False or misleading price representations
- Consumer protection violations
- Breach of contract
- Unjust enrichment
- Restitution or fee disgorgement
Signs You May Be Affected
You may be affected if:
- You or a family member lived at Sunrise on Connecticut Avenue.
- You paid a COVID, PPE, infection-control, or health-and-safety surcharge.
- The fee continued after pandemic restrictions ended.
- The charge was renamed or incorporated into another monthly fee.
- The provider did not clearly explain what expenses the fee covered.
- Your monthly rate remained elevated after the emergency period.
If you have encountered these issues, we would like to hear from you. Please complete the contact form on this page, send us an email at [email protected], or give us a call at (202) 470-3520.