Two South Florida brokerages have been sued over their use of an automated text service to market their properties. The lawsuit claims that the use of text messaging using an automatic dialer is a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The suits are both seeking class action status. If granted, the proposed allegations could then potentially cover anyone in the U.S. who has received an automatic text message from the brokerages in the last four years.

To learn more and take steps to protect your business watch this Window to the Law video from NAR “TCPA and Texting”. To read more about the lawsuits, click here. 

More than 345,000 residential properties — three-quarters of the total — are getting assessment increases next year, according to the city’s 2020 assigned market values. Citywide, the median assessment of single-family homes will increase by 3.1 percent, according to an Inquirer analysis. Several neighborhoods, including Rhawnhurst, Queen Village, Eastwick, Bella Vista and Southwest Philadelphia, will have median increases of more than 8 percent. The 2020 values, which are being mailed to property owners this week, come as the city’s Office of Property Assessment (OPA) is still dealing with fallout from last year’s residential revaluation that increased the assessment of the median single-family home increased by 10.5 percent. Read more.

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