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A Dallas veteran has caught one of the world’s largest landlords in digital fraud and retaliation—creating a test case for how Wall Street landlords manipulate federally-subsidized housing systems.
This is a front-page Dallas story: a disabled veteran, acting as his own lawyer, uses the landlord’s own documents to expose the exact abuses Harvard Law Review just warned the nation about. It’s a local, human story of one man’s fight for justice against a global corporate giant that will resonate with every person who rents a home.
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HEADLINE: Corporate Landlord Brookfield Properties Accused of Abuse and Fraud Against Disabled U.S. Veteran in Dallas
DALLAS, TEXAS – A lawsuit filed in Dallas County District Court (Cause No. DC-25-10952) alleges that Brookfield Properties Multifamily, LLC, intentionally fabricated a substantial delinquent debt against Michael A. Stuart, a disabled U.S. Air Force veteran and participant in the federal HUD-VASH housing program. The misconduct occurred while Mr. Stuart was recovering from two life-altering spinal surgeries in 2024, including an emergency intervention for infection.
The case presents rare, direct evidence that the corporation moved beyond “system errors” and engaged in intentional fraud and tampering with government records by falsifying a tenant ledger and deceiving Dallas County housing officials.
KEY FACTS & SMOKING GUN EVIDENCE
The lawsuit asserts that the fraud and malice necessary for enhanced damages are proven by the following documented evidence:
- Admitted Intentional Fraud
- Tampering with Government Records
- Government Refutation
- Malicious Retaliation
- Targeting the Disabled
This dispute transcends an individual billing error and exposes systemic abuse in subsidized housing.
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The pattern of abuse matches the profile described in a 2021 Harvard Law Review article detailing how private property managers often abuse the vulnerability of tenants in Project-Based Section 8 housing, exploiting systems like BILT Technologies to hide fraud behind claims of “system errors”.
ACTION REQUIRED & CONTACT INFORMATION
Media coverage is sought to expose this alleged fraud against a Dallas veteran and compel action from local and federal authorities, including the Dallas County District Attorney (for criminal referral based on Elder Abuse and Tampering with Governmental Record) and the federal Office of Inspector General (HUD/VA).
Dallas 101st District Court Case No.: DC-25-10952
Contact: Michael Stuart mike@homepit.com | (956) 433-1783
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