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Rental Complex Pays to Resolve Complaint It Discriminated Against Tenants with Disability-Related Parking Needs – Complex in Willingboro Charged Disabled Tenant $100 to Park Near Her Door
Under an agreement negotiated by the Division, the Avery Apartments, a 302-unit townhome-style rental complex located in Willingboro, paid the settlement to a tenant described as having numerous medical conditions that limit her mobility, and which qualify her as...
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New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Reaches Settlement with Advance Stores over Allegations of Pricing Violations
The stores, doing business as “Advance Auto Parts,” were found to have sold parts and accessories at prices in excess of the price listed at the point of display. Prices would be displayed for these items on the store shelves, but different prices would be...
New Jersey Joins Multi-State Settlement Addressing Complaints Against Western Union Linked to Fraud-Induced Wire Transfers
Under the settlement, Colorado-based Western Union is required to develop and put into action a comprehensive anti-fraud program designed to help detect and prevent incidents where consumers who have been the victims of fraud use Western Union to wire money to...
Former State Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Falsifying Employment Records to Steal $82,000 in Government Assistance Benefits
Tonia Ramaza-Williams, 40, of Willingboro, was sentenced to three years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Timothy P. Lydon in Mercer County. She pleaded guilty on Nov. 28 to a charge of second-degree theft by unlawful taking. Ramaza-Williams formerly was head...