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Justine Nieves was in the midst of what seemed like endless repairs on the East Side home she had bought from Vision Property Management when a letter from the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. arrived in her mailbox.

The pressure being applied to a South Carolina real estate company to stop what's been called "predatory and corrupt" practices seems to be working.

Community Legal Aid, a nonprofit law firm serving low-income communities, filed a lawsuit against Vision Property Management accusing the real-estate management company of fraud, breach of contract and predatory sales practices. 

The lawsuit, filed Monday in Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, represents five clients who have entered into what Legal Aid describes as “predatory rent-to-own contracts” with the South Carolina real estate company. 

Community Legal Aid, a nonprofit law firm serving low-income communities, filed a lawsuit against Vision Property Management today accusing the real-estate management company of fraud, breach of contract and predatory sales practices.