Colony Ridge TCPA Settlement: $3,787 Payouts and Key Dates

The Colony Ridge TCPA settlement is a nearly $2 million class action resolution over unsolicited marketing text messages, and because only 333 of roughly 10,750 class members filed valid claims, each approved claimant is set to receive about $3,787. Class Experts Group began mailing checks in April 2026.¹²

The case, Eric Geaslin v. Colony Ridge Development, LLC, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas under case number 4:24-cv-02418. The total settlement fund is $1,994,123.³

Who Was Covered by the Settlement

The settlement class includes up to 71,700 people nationwide who, between June 27, 2020, and May 7, 2025, received more than one promotional text within a 12-month period from Colony Ridge or its business partners, had their phone number listed on the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 30 days before receiving at least two of those messages, and whose numbers appear in Colony Ridge’s settlement class data.⁴

Class members received postcard notices with unique claim IDs. Claims could be filed online at ColonyRidgeTCPASettlement.com or by mail. Anyone who believed they qualified but did not receive a notice was directed to contact the settlement administrator, Class Experts Group, to confirm eligibility.²

What the Lawsuit Alleged

Named plaintiff Eric Geaslin, a resident of Plantersville, Texas, said he received at least 20 Spanish-language text messages advertising properties for sale, though he is not Hispanic, does not speak Spanish, and had no relationship with the company. He had registered his cellphone number on the National Do Not Call Registry in December 2019, more than 30 days before the texts began arriving in late 2022.⁵

The complaint alleged Colony Ridge violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by delivering unsolicited advertising texts to residential phone numbers without prior express written consent. The messages promoted the company’s land developments, sold under the trade name Terrenos Santa Fe.³ Colony Ridge did not admit liability in agreeing to settle.

How the Fund Is Divided

Several deductions come off the top of the $1,994,123 fund before claimants are paid:

Attorneys’ fees for class counsel Pardell, Kruzyk & Giribaldo, PLLC of up to $664,707.66, roughly one-third of the settlement.
Litigation costs of up to $8,000.
A service award of up to $12,000 to Geaslin.
Administrative expenses of up to $48,925.

What remains is divided equally among eligible claimants on a pro rata basis.⁴ Any checks left uncashed after 120 days go to Lone Star Legal Aid as the cy pres recipient.⁶

Why Payouts Ended Up Near $3,787

Original estimates put individual recoveries at $1,000 to $2,000. The actual figure came in far higher because only 333 people filed valid claims out of a potential class of tens of thousands. That participation rate, under 1%, concentrated the remaining fund among a small group of claimants.¹

Low claims rates are common in consumer class actions. One claims-tracking service estimates that 96% of settlement funds typically go unclaimed, though the gap in this case was particularly stark.²

Key Dates

The case was filed on September 17, 2025, and the court granted preliminary approval the same day.³ The claim deadline was December 15, 2025. The fairness hearing took place on February 17, 2026, and the court granted final approval the following day, February 18, 2026. Class Experts Group began issuing checks to approved claimants in April 2026.²

If you filed a valid claim and have not received a check, contact Class Experts Group as the settlement administrator; if a check reaches you but goes uncashed for 120 days, the funds are redirected to Lone Star Legal Aid.⁶

A Separate Colony Ridge Settlement Is Not This One

Colony Ridge is also the subject of a $68 million federal and state settlement announced on February 10, 2026, resolving predatory lending claims brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Texas Attorney General. That deal covers different conduct — allegations of deceptive advertising, misrepresented flood risks, and loans issued without assessing borrowers’ ability to repay — and requires infrastructure spending and a three-year freeze on new residential plats for direct-to-consumer sales, but no direct compensation to borrowers.⁷⁸ It is legally distinct from the TCPA text-message case, and being a borrower in the lending matter does not by itself make you a class member in the TCPA settlement or the reverse. Eligibility in the TCPA case turned entirely on whether your number was on the Do Not Call Registry and received qualifying texts within the class period.

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