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Detroit Sues Blockchain-Based Real Estate Company From Florida

  • On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, officials in Detroit initiated the city’s most extensive legal action to date targeting RealToken, a Florida-based cryptocurrency real estate firm, for neglecting more than 400 properties that suffer from widespread hazardous conditions.
  • The suit stems from RealToken's complex network of 165 LLCs used to evade accountability, while the company has accumulated about $500,000 in blight tickets and failed to maintain basic health and safety standards for many rental homes.
  • City officials and tenants report severe maintenance issues such as leaking roofs, broken windows, and overgrown yards, with residents like Sylvia Young describing properties as unlivable and calls for tenants' housing dignity by Councilwoman Angela Calloway.
  • Detroit Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallett said the lawsuit seeks remedies including holding the Jacobson brothers personally liable and restricting LLC name changes to ensure compliance, emphasizing, “Nobody is going to feel sorry for RealToken.”
  • RealToken acknowledged past management faults and stated since December 1, 2024, it invested in in-house property management and instituted checks to prevent recurrence, while continuing repairs and addressing tenant and city violations daily.
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WXYZ broke the news in Detroit, United States on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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