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Honors Student Wins $692K in Damages After Landlord Illegally Disposes of His Belongings

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Columbia, SC – An honors student from Benedict College was awarded a substantial $692,000 in damages after a legal battle that highlighted tenant rights and landlord responsibilities under South Carolina’s Unfair Trade Practices Act. The verdict, reached after a four-day trial and three hours of jury deliberation, included punitive damages signaling a firm stance against negligent landlord practices. Ansel Postell, a recent magna cum laude graduate with a degree in cybersecurity, returned to his apartment in July 2022 to find all his belongings gone, disposed of by his landlord, Campus Advantage, operating as The Rowan. … Read more

Benedict College Student Awarded $692,000 After Landlord Illegally Disposes of Possessions

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a legal battle that underscored the rights of tenants, a jury awarded $692,000 to a Benedict College student after his landlord threw out his belongings. The landmark decision arrived this week after extensive testimonies and deliberations, spotlighting a distressing clash between tenant rights and property management. Andrew Smith, a senior at the historically Black college, returned from summer break to find his apartment cleared out: clothes, textbooks, and personal keepsakes discarded by his landlord, who claimed Smith had abandoned the property. Smith argued that he was merely away for the summer … Read more

Honors Student Wins $692,000 After Landlord Unlawfully Disposes of Possessions

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Columbia, SC – After a distressing experience that interrupted his academic journey, Ansel Postell, a recent magna cum laude graduate of Benedict College, found justice when a Richland County jury awarded him $692,000 in damages. The verdict arrived after deliberations that lasted three hours, addressing violations including unlawful property seizure and breach of rental agreement. Postell, who majored in cybersecurity, filed a lawsuit following a baffling and upsetting incident wherein he returned to his apartment only to discover that all his belongings had been discarded. His landlord, Campus Advantage, which operates The Rowan—a sizable apartment … Read more