Aperto Property Management, Inc., an Irvine-based firm that manages roughly 125 apartment communities, has been named in several lawsuits in recent years. The most prominent is Harding v. Aperto Property Management, Inc. et al., a federal disability discrimination case resolved in September 2024 for $62,500 plus mandatory policy reforms. Aperto has also faced a multi-tenant habitability suit in Los Angeles, an employment and PAGA action that settled for $510,000, and a HUD citation over lead-paint compliance at a property it managed in Fresno.
The Harding Disability Discrimination Case
Linda Harding, a senior with compound disabilities, was approved in early 2022 for a unit at Park Stanton Place, a low-income tax-credit senior complex in Stanton, California. Before she could sign her lease, she contracted COVID-19, was hospitalized, and was moved to a nursing facility for a 14-day quarantine.1DREDF. Lawsuit Filed Against Senior Housing Provider in Orange County for the Failure To Accommodate a Potential Tenant Leaving Her Unhoused
Harding asked to sign her lease by video call or electronic signature, or to postpone the move-in until she finished quarantining. She offered to pay a per diem holding fee to cover any lost revenue. Management refused every option, insisted on in-person signing, and re-listed the unit when she could not appear, renting it to someone else.2DREDF. Complaint, Harding v. Aperto Property Management, Inc. et al.
The complaint, filed January 8, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, named three defendants: Aperto Property Management, Park Stanton Place, LP, and the Foundation for Affordable Housing II, Inc. Harding was represented by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center.3DREDF. DREDF and ELDR Center Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Senior Housing Providers in Orange County
The suit alleged five causes of action: violations of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Unruh Civil Rights Act, and the California Disabled Persons Act, plus common-law negligence under Civil Code ยง 1714. Every count rested on the same allegation: the defendants would not depart from their in-person signing policy and never engaged in the interactive process that state and federal fair housing law required.2DREDF. Complaint, Harding v. Aperto Property Management, Inc. et al.
The parties signed a settlement between August 27 and September 3, 2024, and the case was dismissed with prejudice on September 4, with the court retaining jurisdiction to enforce the terms.4PACER Monitor. Linda Harding v. Aperto Property Management Inc et al The agreement paid Harding $62,500 and stated it was reached “without admitting any liability or fault.” It also required the landlord to adopt, within 30 days, objective and uniform management standards and a written reasonable accommodation and modification policy consistent with federal and California fair housing law. Within 60 days, all employees involved in leasing at the property had to complete an approved fair housing training. The landlord also had to keep a log of every accommodation and modification request, tracking the requester, the nature of the request, the dates it was made and answered, and the outcome. As part of the resolution, Aperto stopped managing Park Stanton Place.5DREDF. Settlement Agreement, Harding v. Aperto Property Management, Inc. et al.
Los Angeles Habitability Suit
On January 24, 2024, sixty-one tenants filed Leon Jacob, et al. v. Aperto Property Management, Inc., et al. (Case No. 24STCV01898) in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The complaint, which also named Barker Management Incorporated and Post Group X Broadway LP, alleged habitability problems including bed bugs and mold.6Trellis Law. Leon Jacob, Et Al. vs Aperto Property Management, Inc., Et Al. The building, a 270-unit complex at 600 N. Broadway built in 1983, had already been targeted by the City of Los Angeles for a proposed lien exceeding $725,000 in unpaid code enforcement and repair fees as of May 2023.7City of Los Angeles. Housing Committee Report, Council File 23-0476
Employment and PAGA Litigation
Yvette Cherri Allison-Wright and Juan Carlos Barahona Murillo v. Aperto Property Management, Inc. (Case No. 30-2023-01312346), filed in March 2023, included claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act. The parties reached a $510,000 gross settlement in November 2024, with the largest share, $297,150, allocated to PAGA penalties.8CABIA. Yvette Cherri Allison-Wright and Juan Carlos Barahona Murillo v. Aperto Property Management, Inc. A separate employment case, Lisa Glover v. Aperto Property Management, Inc., was filed in Orange County Superior Court in May 2025 and dismissed with prejudice in October 2025.9UniCourt. Lisa Glover vs. Aperto Property Management, Inc.
HUD Lead Paint Citation
In June 2018, HUD issued violation notices to eight federally assisted California apartment complexes over lead-paint protections for children. Pleasant View Apartments in Fresno, managed by Aperto and owned by LINC Housing Corp., was cited for not submitting a required lead-based paint risk assessment. Fines across the eight properties ranged from roughly $27,000 to $37,000 per violation. A LINC representative said the owners had since submitted the required documentation, though the final resolution of the fine was not publicly confirmed.10Los Angeles Times. HUD Cites Eight California Apartment Complexes for Lead Paint Violations
About the Company
Aperto Property Management is headquartered at 2 Venture, Suite 525, in Irvine, California, and is led by President and CEO Ed Quigley.11California Apartment Association. Aperto Property Management, Inc. Incorporated in May 2017, it manages multi-family housing including affordable and conventionally financed properties, working with HUD, the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, and the USDA’s rural housing programs.12Aperto Living. Team The company states it manages 125 communities across 48 markets with about 350 employees.13Aperto Living. Aperto Living Its California real estate license, active since July 2017, is valid through July 2029, and as of mid-2026 the California Department of Real Estate shows no disciplinary action on the company’s record.14California Department of Real Estate. Public License Lookup – Aperto Property Management, Inc.