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Concord Management security deposit settlement (Durrance and Barban)

Jay Alan Durrance v. Concord Management Ltd., et al.

Also known as Barban v. Concord; Watervue Partners; River Ridge Apartments; Concord security deposit settlement; 2023-CA-003292

The lawsuit claimed Concord did not send security deposit notices in the form Florida law requires.

Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.

No form needed No claim form. Payment is automatic. If the court approves the settlement, a check is mailed to class members whose security deposit was not returned. To see your estimated award, use the Notice ID and PIN from your notice on the official site.

You could get
A share of the fund $1,850,000 fund, split among everyone who files.
Source
“Pro rata share of $1,850,000, plus lease debts waived”

From the administrator site: Long Form Class Notice (PDF on the official site). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
Claims
No claim form needed
Source
“If the Settlement is approved by the Court and If you are a Class Member whose Security Deposit was not returned, you do not have to do anything to obtain a Settlement Check.”

From the administrator site: Official settlement website home page. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.

Who can file
Concord, Watervue or River Ridge tenant, Apr 2021 to Apr 2025
Source
“The Proposed Settlement includes all persons who, between April 3, 2021 and April 3, 2025, were residential tenants of Concord Settling Parties and meet one or more of the following criteria: ... Concord Management Ltd., Watervue Partners, LLC, and River Ridge Apartments, Ltd. (“Concord Settling Parties”)”

From the administrator site: Long Form Class Notice (PDF on the official site). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.

Where
Anywhere in the U.S.
Source
“The Proposed Settlement includes all persons who, between April 3, 2021 and April 3, 2025, were residential tenants of Concord Settling Parties and meet one or more of the following criteria:”

From the administrator site: Official FAQ. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.

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Official site: concordsecuritydepositsettlement.com

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Quick answers

How much is the Concord Management security deposit settlement (Durrance and Barban) payout?

A share of the fund. $1,850,000 fund, split among everyone who files.

Do I need to file a claim for the Concord Management security deposit settlement (Durrance and Barban)?

No claim form. Payment is automatic. If the court approves the settlement, a check is mailed to class members whose security deposit was not returned. To see your estimated award, use the Notice ID and PIN from your notice on the official site.

When will the Concord Management security deposit settlement (Durrance and Barban) pay?

Payment can only happen after the court gives final approval and any appeals are over.

The final approval hearing is set for Dec 3, 2026.

Is the Concord Management security deposit settlement (Durrance and Barban) legit?

The settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) is American Legal Claims Services, and the official site is www.concordsecuritydepositsettlement.com. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.

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Case details
Case
Jay Alan Durrance v. Concord Management Ltd., et al.
Court
Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Seminole County, Florida
Case number
2023-CA-003292
Administrator
American Legal Claims Services
Settlement fund
$1,850,000.00, plus waiver of more than $15,985,000 in unpaid lease balances
Full payout terms
Pro rata share of $1,850,000, plus lease debts waivedA check for your pro rata share of the Net Settlement Fund (the $1,850,000.00 fund after attorneys' fees of up to $1,000,000.00, costs of up to $15,000.00, administration of about $63,639.18 and two $7,500.00 incentive awards), based on how much of your security deposit was withheld compared with all deposits withheld. If your whole deposit was returned you get no check, but you still get the debt discharge and the credit-report clean-up. All class members: Concord waives further unpaid lease balances and asks credit agencies to delete negative tradelines it reported.
Other dates
Opt-out (exclusion) deadline
(ahead) source document
Objection deadline
(ahead) source document
Final approval hearing
(ahead) source document
The court’s exact words

all persons who, between April 3, 2021 and April 3, 2025, were residential tenants of Concord Settling Parties and meet one or more of the following criteria: ... All persons from whom Concord Settling Parties have claimed a portion, or all, of the former tenant’s security deposit after sending the former tenants a form that is substantially similar or materially identical to Exhibit “A”, regardless of the nature of the charges included on such form of statement; or ... All persons who had all, or a portion, of their security deposit withheld or managed by Concord Settling Parties; or ... All persons who were charged a liquidated damages lease termination fee

Quoted from the official notice. Read the notice for the full definition.

Our notes: Residential tenants of the Concord Settling Parties (Concord Management Ltd., Watervue Partners, LLC and River Ridge Apartments, Ltd.) between April 3, 2021 and April 3, 2025 who meet at least one of these: Concord claimed part or all of their security deposit after sending a form like the one attached to the agreement as Exhibit A; they had all or part of their security deposit withheld or managed by Concord; or they were charged a liquidated damages lease termination fee. The notice says people who received it are class members per the defendants' records; the defendants say the class is about 16,924 tenant accounts. No exclusions from the class are listed apart from people who opt out. The case combines Durrance (Seminole County, 2023-CA-003292) and the companion Barban v. Concord Management Ltd. (Orange County, 2022-CA-009410-O).

You may be included if you were a tenant of Concord Management, Watervue Partners or River Ridge Apartments, April 3, 2021 to April 3, 2025.

It covers tenants with deposit money claimed, withheld or managed by them, or who were charged a liquidated damages lease termination fee.

Sources and checks (8)

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What changedLast change Oct 31, 2026
  • Page created. No claim form: payment is automatic. source document
Questions

I already filed. What now?

There is no claim form, so there was nothing to file. The administrator pays class members automatically, usually after final approval and any appeals. Never pay anyone to check on a payment.

Opting out

To leave the settlement and keep your right to sue on your own, follow the official notice by Nov 20, 2026. If you opt out, you get no payment. Opting out and objecting have separate rules; we cannot tell you which is right for you.

Check the administrator’s site Opens www.concordsecuritydepositsettlement.com