Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating whether Chevy Chase House continued charging residents pandemic-era PPE, infection-control, health-and-safety, or similar surcharges after the emergency conditions supporting those charges ended.
What Consumers Report
Consumers and family members report:
- Paying a monthly COVID, PPE, infection-control, or health-and-safety fee.
- Seeing the fee remain on invoices after pandemic restrictions were lifted.
- Receiving little explanation of the ongoing expenses covered by the charge.
- Seeing the fee renamed or folded into another recurring assessment.
- Paying higher monthly costs without a corresponding increase in services.
- Being unable to determine whether the surcharge was optional or mandatory.
Why Consumers Should Be Concerned
A temporary emergency surcharge may become deceptive if it continues after the underlying costs have substantially declined and residents are not clearly informed why the charge remains. Residents may be entitled to reimbursement if Chevy Chase House continued collecting inadequately disclosed fees.
Potential Claims May Include
- Unfair and deceptive trade practices
- Failure to disclose recurring charges
- 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 Chevy Chase House.
- You paid a COVID, PPE, infection-control, or health-and-safety fee.
- The charge continued after pandemic restrictions ended.
- The fee was renamed or incorporated into another line item.
- You were not told what current expenses justified the fee.
- Your monthly rate remained higher because of the surcharge.
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.