Pastor Law Office has sued Equity Residential Management LLC for violations of the Massachusetts security deposit law with respect to deductions taken from tenants’ security deposits and the required written materials provided to tenants in connection with those deductions.  In particular, the complaint alleges that Equity unlawfully took deductions from security deposits for cleaning charges and failed to follow required procedures for the written statement itemizing and explaining the deductions.  The case is brought on behalf of former Equity tenants in Massachusetts who had deductions taken from their security deposits.