Realty Trac is Accused of Bait and Switch With Monthly Foreclosure Service
Maria Casanova, an assistant professor of economics at UCLA, toyed with the idea earlier this year of buying a foreclosed property near the Westwood campus. She signed up for a prominent listing service called RealtyTrac.
Casanova, 31, canceled her subscription not long after. Yet a few days ago she discovered that some other real estate company she’d never heard of has been billing her almost $45 a month for the last eight months.
Consumer advocates say it’s an all-too-common problem: People signing up for one thing online and inadvertently signing up for something else that comes with recurring monthly charges.
