MacGillis finds hundreds of cases, and the story profiles several other tenants with similar experiences. A spokesperson for Kushner's company tells MacGillis that it owes a fiduciary duty to its investors to try to collect all outstanding debts. The story does not explain how or why it's legal for the landlord to effectively generate the debts out of thin air, or why the District Court judges routinely uphold them. He tries to talk to Kushner's collection lawyer, Jeffrey Tapper.