Invitation Homes - Revision history

Mr Pollo at 15:23, 6 March 2026

2026-03-06T15:23:26Z

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	{{CompanyCargo\|Logo=InvitationHomesLogo.png\|Website=https://www.invitationhomes.com/}}		{{CompanyCargo\|Logo=InvitationHomesLogo.png\|Website=https://www.invitationhomes.com/}}

	Invitation Homes is a home leasing company.~~{{Ph-C-Int}}~~		Invitation Homes is an American home leasing company founded in 2012.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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2026-02-23T05:46:05Z

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	===Mandatory Ring subscription===		===Mandatory Ring subscription===
	{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}		{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
	Rent includes a subscription to a "Smart Home" service, consisting of remote locking and thermostat control, and for some properties, [[Ring]]: a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks. This is a required subscription fee, and renters cannot opt out of any part of it<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Leasing Fees Guide \|url=https://www.invitationhomes.com/fees \|access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref>.		Rent includes a subscription to a "Smart Home" service, consisting of remote locking and thermostat control, and for some properties, [[Ring]]: a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks. This is a required subscription fee, and renters cannot opt out of any part of it<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Leasing Fees Guide \|url=https://www.invitationhomes.com/fees \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260110164009/https://www.invitationhomes.com/fees \|archive-date=10 Jan 2026}}</ref>.

	A 2019 email from Invitation Homes’ CEO called on the senior vice president responsible for overseeing the company’s fee program to "juice this hog" by making the smart home fee mandatory for renters.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=FTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes for Deceiving Renters, Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Security Deposits, and Employing Unfair Eviction Practices \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref>		A 2019 email from Invitation Homes’ CEO called on the senior vice president responsible for overseeing the company’s fee program to "juice this hog" by making the smart home fee mandatory for renters.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=FTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes for Deceiving Renters, Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Security Deposits, and Employing Unfair Eviction Practices \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128232343/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security \|archive-date=28 Jan 2026}}</ref>
	[[File:Invitation Homes Website "Smart Home" fee description.png\|thumb\|Text on the Invitation Homes website explaining that the "smart home technology" (including Ring) is required.]]		[[File:Invitation Homes Website "Smart Home" fee description.png\|thumb\|Text on the Invitation Homes website explaining that the "smart home technology" (including Ring) is required.]]
	[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The monthly "Smart Home" fee, including the Ring subscription (Video Doorbell)]]		[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The monthly "Smart Home" fee, including the Ring subscription (Video Doorbell)]]

Ikubaysan at 00:09, 12 February 2026

2026-02-12T00:09:43Z

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			Mandatory subscriptions
	===Mandatory Ring subscription===		===Mandatory Ring subscription===
	{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}		{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
	~~For some properties, part of rent~~ includes a subscription to [[Ring]], a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks.		Rent includes a subscription to a "Smart Home" service, consisting of remote locking and thermostat control, and for some properties, [[Ring]]: a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks. This is a required subscription fee, and renters cannot opt out of any part of it<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Leasing Fees Guide \|url=https://www.invitationhomes.com/fees \|access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref>.
	~~Renters have been unsuccessful in opting~~ out of ~~this subscription~~.

	A 2019 email from Invitation Homes’ CEO called on the senior vice president responsible for overseeing the company’s fee program to "juice this hog" by making the smart home fee mandatory for renters.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=FTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes for Deceiving Renters, Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Security Deposits, and Employing Unfair Eviction Practices \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref>		A 2019 email from Invitation Homes’ CEO called on the senior vice president responsible for overseeing the company’s fee program to "juice this hog" by making the smart home fee mandatory for renters.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=FTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes for Deceiving Renters, Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Security Deposits, and Employing Unfair Eviction Practices \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref>
			[[File:Invitation Homes Website "Smart Home" fee description.png\|thumb\|Text on the Invitation Homes website explaining that the "smart home technology" (including Ring) is required.]]
	[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The monthly "Smart Home" fee, including the Ring subscription (Video Doorbell)]]		[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The monthly "Smart Home" fee, including the Ring subscription (Video Doorbell)]]

Ikubaysan at 23:51, 11 February 2026

2026-02-11T23:51:50Z

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	{{CompanyCargo\|Logo=InvitationHomesLogo.png}}		{{CompanyCargo\|Logo=InvitationHomesLogo.png\|Website=https://www.invitationhomes.com/}}

	Invitation Homes is a home leasing company.{{Ph-C-Int}}		Invitation Homes is a home leasing company.{{Ph-C-Int}}

Ikubaysan: Add logo

2026-02-11T23:50:06Z

Add logo

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	{{CompanyCargo}}Invitation Homes is a home leasing company.{{Ph-C-Int}}		{{CompanyCargo\|Logo=InvitationHomesLogo.png}}

			Invitation Homes is a home leasing company.{{Ph-C-Int}}

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

Ikubaysan: /* Mandatory Ring subscription */

2026-02-11T23:44:10Z

Mandatory Ring subscription

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	===Mandatory Ring subscription===		===Mandatory Ring subscription===
	{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}		{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
	For some properties, part of rent includes a subscription to Ring, a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks.		For some properties, part of rent includes a subscription to [[Ring]], a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks.
	Renters have been unsuccessful in opting out of this subscription.		Renters have been unsuccessful in opting out of this subscription.

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			===Stealing renters' deposits===
	=== Stealing renters' deposits ===
	A complaint from the FTC quotes:		A complaint from the FTC quotes:

Ikubaysan: /* Mandatory Ring subscription */

2026-02-11T18:43:51Z

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		=== Stealing renters' deposits ===
		A complaint from the FTC quotes:

		"The FTC also alleges that Invitation Homes has systematically withheld renters’ security deposits when they moved out of the company’s houses, including by deceptively and unfairly charging them for normal wear-and-tear, damages that existed before renters moved in, and even renovations. These charges were not renters’ responsibility and directly contradicted Invitation Homes’ clear representations to prospective renters that security deposits would be charged only for damage the resident caused beyond normal wear and tear."

		"...Invitation Homes’ security deposit refund practices were far outside of national norms, with the complaint noting that, between 2020 and 2022, Invitation Homes returned only 39.2% of consumers’ total security deposit dollars collected, compared to the national average of 63.9%."

Ikubaysan: /* Mandatory Ring subscription */

2026-02-11T18:36:10Z

Mandatory Ring subscription

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	For some properties, part of rent includes a subscription to Ring, a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks.		For some properties, part of rent includes a subscription to Ring, a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks.
	Renters have been unsuccessful in opting out of this subscription.		Renters have been unsuccessful in opting out of this subscription.

			A 2019 email from Invitation Homes’ CEO called on the senior vice president responsible for overseeing the company’s fee program to "juice this hog" by making the smart home fee mandatory for renters.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=FTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes for Deceiving Renters, Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Security Deposits, and Employing Unfair Eviction Practices \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref>
	[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The monthly "Smart Home" fee, including the Ring subscription (Video Doorbell)]]		[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The monthly "Smart Home" fee, including the Ring subscription (Video Doorbell)]]

Ikubaysan at 18:18, 11 February 2026

2026-02-11T18:18:03Z

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	For some properties, part of rent includes a subscription to Ring, a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks.		For some properties, part of rent includes a subscription to Ring, a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks.
	Renters have been unsuccessful in opting out of this subscription.		Renters have been unsuccessful in opting out of this subscription.
	[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The "Smart Home" fee including the Ring subscription ~~and remote thermostat and lock controls.~~]]		[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The monthly "Smart Home" fee, including the Ring subscription (Video Doorbell)]]

Ikubaysan: /* Incidents */ Add Mandatory Ring subscription section

2026-02-11T16:52:02Z

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	===Mandatory Ring subscription===		===Mandatory Ring subscription===
	{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}		{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
	Rent includes a subscription to a "Smart Home" service, consisting of remote locking and thermostat control, and for some properties, [[Ring]]: a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks. This is a required subscription fee, and renters cannot opt out of any part of it<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Leasing Fees Guide \|url=https://www.invitationhomes.com/fees \|access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref>.		Rent includes a subscription to a "Smart Home" service, consisting of remote locking and thermostat control, and for some properties, [[Ring]]: a video doorbell known to pose major privacy and security risks. This is a required subscription fee, and renters cannot opt out of any part of it<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Leasing Fees Guide \|url=https://www.invitationhomes.com/fees \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260110164009/https://www.invitationhomes.com/fees \|archive-date=10 Jan 2026}}</ref>.

	A 2019 email from Invitation Homes’ CEO called on the senior vice president responsible for overseeing the company’s fee program to "juice this hog" by making the smart home fee mandatory for renters.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=FTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes for Deceiving Renters, Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Security Deposits, and Employing Unfair Eviction Practices \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref>		A 2019 email from Invitation Homes’ CEO called on the senior vice president responsible for overseeing the company’s fee program to "juice this hog" by making the smart home fee mandatory for renters.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=FTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes for Deceiving Renters, Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Security Deposits, and Employing Unfair Eviction Practices \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128232343/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security \|archive-date=28 Jan 2026}}</ref>
	[[File:Invitation Homes Website "Smart Home" fee description.png\|thumb\|Text on the Invitation Homes website explaining that the "smart home technology" (including Ring) is required.]]		[[File:Invitation Homes Website "Smart Home" fee description.png\|thumb\|Text on the Invitation Homes website explaining that the "smart home technology" (including Ring) is required.]]
	[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The monthly "Smart Home" fee, including the Ring subscription (Video Doorbell)]]		[[File:Smart Home Fee with Video Doorbell.png\|thumb\|The monthly "Smart Home" fee, including the Ring subscription (Video Doorbell)]]