Rent-A-Center faces TCPA class action lawsuit over unsolicited sales texts

Rent-A-Center is being sued in a new putative nationwide TCPA class action that claims it sent unsolicited marketing text messages to consumers whose numbers were on the National Do Not Call Registry and who had not given the required consent.​

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Case overview

• Plaintiff Dushawn Dante Minor filed the class action against Rent-A-Center, Inc. on 7 January 2026 in a California federal court.​

• The suit alleges violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) based on promotional text messages sent to mobile phones without proper prior express written consent.​

Alleged conduct

• Minor alleges Rent-A-Center sent him “numerous” unsolicited sales texts to his mobile number even though it was registered with the National Do Not Call Registry for more than 31 days.​

• The texts were allegedly non‑emergency advertising and marketing messages aimed at soliciting business for Rent-A-Center’s goods and services.​

Proposed class

• Minor seeks to represent a nationwide class of all U.S. consumers who:

  • registered their numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 31 days, and

  • received more than one telephone solicitation from Rent-A-Center within any 12‑month period during the four years before the complaint was filed.​

• The suit asks the court to certify this class, award statutory damages, and grant injunctive relief to stop the alleged practices.​

Claimed TCPA violations and damages

• The complaint alleges that Rent-A-Center “negligently, knowingly and/or willfully” violated the TCPA’s restrictions on telemarketing to numbers on the Do Not Call Registry and on sending marketing texts without valid consent.​

• Minor seeks statutory damages of up to 500 USD per illegal call or text, or up to 1,500 USD per call or text for willful or knowing violations, plus attorneys’ fees, costs, and a jury trial.​