The Stonegate Meadows settlement website says tenants who leased apartments at the Kansas City complex from December 1, 2019, through May 5, 2026, may qualify for a partial rent refund in Johnson v. Stonegate Meadows Apartments LLC, et al., Jackson County Circuit Court case No. 2316-cv09588. The notice names Stonegate Meadows Apartments LLC, Elite Management MO LLC, Prime Midwest LLC and Read Property Group LLC as defendants and says they deny the allegations while agreeing to resolve the claims. For the payment amount and number of participating tenants, KCTV5 reported that the settlement provides $2 million to 60 tenants: settlement notice; KCTV5.
Eligibility and case background
The settlement website lists deadlines and options for class members, including remaining in the settlement, requesting exclusion or objecting. It also lists separate Stonegate-related settlement notices covering earlier periods and different defendants. People seeking current eligibility, claim instructions or deadlines should use the administrator’s notice rather than rely on a general description of the case. The website gives the administrator’s email address as [email protected] and lists RG/2 Claims Administration as the contact by mail: Stonegate Settlements.
The class-action lawsuit was filed in April 2023 after residents alleged that conditions at the 366-unit, low-income complex included black mold, rodent infestations, sewage backups, plumbing and structural problems, and malfunctioning heating or air-conditioning systems. KCUR reported that the suit sought property improvements and damages for alleged violations of tenants’ rights. The Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom represents the tenants through its Safe Homes for All program: KCUR; Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom.
Inspection and subsidy records
In a 2023 release, the Heartland Center said Kansas City’s Health Department had conducted hundreds of inspections since December 2019 and identified nearly 1,000 violations. The organization also said the department revoked Stonegate’s rental license twice and that local housing authorities stopped paying rent on behalf of some Section 8 recipients because of property conditions. Those figures and descriptions come from the Heartland Center’s account of the case, not from the current settlement notice: Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom.
KCTV5 reported that tenants gathered at Stonegate Meadows after the settlement was announced. The report said residents continue to have concerns about conditions they experienced at the property, while organizers urged people facing similar housing problems to document complaints, report them and continue pressing for remedies. KCTV5 also published the phone number 1-866-742-4955 for settlement information: KCTV5.
