( September 25, 2025, 4:03 PM EDT) -- GREENBELT, Md. — In a sua sponte ruling, a Maryland federal judge on Sept. 24 dismissed a putative class action by two former apartment tenants alleging violations of Maryland consumer protection laws against the manager of a Maryland apartment complex for “deceptive advertising” on its website related to “hidden fees” that increase the monthly rental cost, finding that the plaintiffs lack standing and that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction because the former tenants failed to sufficiently allege injury....