Received an unexpected check for a &quot;settlement&quot; - should I cash it?
<p>I received a check in the mail for about $1000.  It's from &quot;Huntington National Bank&quot;, and the issuer is &quot;Saylor v. RealPage Inc. c/o Settlement Administrator&quot;.  I've never heard of these people or this settlement.  What's going on?</p>
<p>The letter attached to the check includes the following excerpts:</p>
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<p>payment you are entitled as a Settlement Class Member Who Disputed or a Claiming Settlement Class Member from the Claims Fund in the Saylor v. RealPage, Inc settlement</p>
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<p>pertains to a lawsuit under the Fair Credit Reporting Act</p>
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<p>you will be sent a Form 1099 reflecting the total amount received in 2023</p>
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<p>cash or deposit this check within 60 days</p>
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<p>There is a class action lawsuit, <a href="https://unicourt.com/case/pc-db5-saylor-v-realpage-inc-1119122" rel="noreferrer">Joshua Saylor v. RealPage, Inc.</a>, where it is alleged that</p>
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<p>Defendant fails to take reasonable steps to ensure that its reports do
not inaccurately identify people as sex offenders. Defendant routinely
fails to consult either the United States Department of Justice’s
National Sex Offender Website or the online state sex offender
searchable databases before falsely labeling consumers, including
Plaintiff, as sex offenders. Based on Defendant’s pattern and practice
of related violations, Plaintiff asserts FCRA and NJ FCRA claims on
behalf of himself and the Classes</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.sorsettlement.com/" rel="noreferrer">A settlement</a> was proposed; they indicate that if you &quot;do nothing&quot; then you would get about $300, but the amount depends on circumstances.</p>
<p>There's no way to know why you received a check at all: perhaps you rented a residence and were &quot;screened&quot; by the offending company.</p>

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