Mill Creek Apartments Milpitas rent settlement (Kachadoorian)
Sharon Kachadoorian v. Equity Residential Management, L.L.C., et al.
Also known as Mill Creek Apartment Settlement; 25CV460326
The lawsuit claimed the landlord did not follow the Milpitas Rent Ordinance when raising rent at Mill Creek.
Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- You could get
- About $100 (Notice Group)
Source
“Class Members in this group are expected to receive about $100.”
From the administrator site: Class Action Notice, English (PDF on the official site; template with blanks for each person's estimate). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Claims
- No claim form needed
Source
“You will receive a settlement payment that will be paid to the PayPal account associated with your email address. ... Instead of having your settlement payment sent to your PayPal account, you can elect to have payment made by either Venmo or by paper check”
From the administrator site: Official settlement website home page. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Who can file
- Mill Creek Apartments, Milpitas, tenant, Mar 2021 to Jun 2026
Source
“You are part of this settlement if you signed a lease with Defendants at the Mill Creek Apartments, located at 440 Dixon Landing Rd, Milpitas, California, and either (a) received or responded to a rent renewal notice between March 4, 2021 and June 22, 2026, or (b) experienced a rent increase that went into effect between March 4, 2021 and May 2, 2023.”
From the administrator site: Official settlement website home page. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Where
- California only
Source
“individuals who signed a lease with Defendants at the Mill Creek Apartments, located at 440 Dixon Landing Rd, Milpitas, California, and who either (a) received and/or responded to a rent renewal notice between March 4, 2021 and June 22, 2026, and/or (b) experienced a rent increase that went into effect between March 4, 2021 and May 2, 2023.”
From the administrator site: Class Action Notice, English (PDF on the official site; template with blanks for each person's estimate). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
Quick answers
How much is the Mill Creek Apartments Milpitas rent settlement (Kachadoorian) payout?
About $100 (Notice Group).
Do I need to file a claim for the Mill Creek Apartments Milpitas rent settlement (Kachadoorian)?
No claim form. Payment is automatic. Payment goes to the PayPal account linked to your email. To get Venmo or a paper check instead, choose it on the official site by December 14, 2026.
When will the Mill Creek Apartments Milpitas rent settlement (Kachadoorian) pay?
Payment can only happen after the court gives final approval and any appeals are over.
The final approval hearing is set for Jun 30, 2027.
Is the Mill Creek Apartments Milpitas rent settlement (Kachadoorian) legit?
The settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) is CPT Group, and the official site is www.millcreekapartmentsettlement.com. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.
The official site never asks you to pay to file.
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Case details
- Case
- Sharon Kachadoorian v. Equity Residential Management, L.L.C., et al.
- Court
- Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
- Case number
- 25CV460326
- Administrator
- CPT Group
- Official site
- www.millcreekapartmentsettlement.com
- Settlement fund
- $1,000,000.00
- Full payout terms
- About $100 for Notice Group membersDepends on which payment groups you are in; you get the amount for each group that applies. Notice Group members are expected to receive about $100; the site does not publish the Ordinance or Restitution group amounts. Your mailed or emailed notice shows your own estimated amount. Paid to the PayPal account linked to your email unless you choose Venmo or a paper check.
- States
- California
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
individuals who signed a lease with Defendants at the Mill Creek Apartments, located at 440 Dixon Landing Rd, Milpitas, California, and who either (a) received and/or responded to a rent renewal notice between March 4, 2021 and June 22, 2026, and/or (b) experienced a rent increase that went into effect between March 4, 2021 and May 2, 2023.
Quoted from the official notice. Read the notice for the full definition.
Our notes: People who signed a lease with the defendants (Equity Residential Management, L.L.C., Equity Residential, EQR-Fresca 2009 Limited Partnership and an on-site landlord) at Mill Creek Apartments, 440 Dixon Landing Rd, Milpitas, California, and who either received or responded to a rent renewal notice between March 4, 2021 and June 22, 2026, or had a rent increase take effect between March 4, 2021 and May 2, 2023. The notice puts each person in one or more payment groups (Ordinance, Notice, Restitution) based on the landlord's records, and tells each person which groups they are in.
You may be included if you signed a lease at Mill Creek Apartments, 440 Dixon Landing Rd, Milpitas, California.
It covers tenants who got or answered a rent renewal notice Mar 4, 2021 to Jun 22, 2026, or had a rent increase Mar 4, 2021 to May 2, 2023.
Sources and checks (6)
Every fact people act on was copied from the official source and compared with it. How we check
- Official settlement website home page administrator site
- Official important dates page administrator site
- Official court documents page administrator site
- Class Action Notice, English (PDF on the official site; template with blanks for each person's estimate) administrator site
- Settlement Agreement (PDF on the official site) administrator site
- Preliminary Approval Order, Santa Clara County Superior Court (PDF on the official site) court record
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 Dec 14, 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.