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According to the lawsuit, Pedaline allegedly subjected multiple female tenants to unwelcome sexual comments, entered the homes of female tenants without their consent, touched female tenants without their consent, offered to excuse late or unpaid rent in exchange for sexual acts, and took adverse housing-related actions, such as eviction, against female tenants who refused his sexual advances.
Under the consent decree entered by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Pedaline and YLP LLC must pay $189,000 to the victims plus a $10,000 civil penalty. Pedaline and YLP LLC are also required to “take steps to vacate any adverse judgments and repair the credit of tenants who were evicted after refusing Pedaline’s advances.”