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Sep. 19, 2025

Invitation Homes to pay $30 million over boy's near-drowning at rental pool

The suit alleged violations of California's Swimming Pool Safety Act; the family's lawyers say the recovery will fund an accessible home and training to bring the child home from long-term care.

Carpenter & Zuckerman has secured a $30 million settlement from corporate landlord Invitation Homes Inc. in a catastrophic injury case involving a 3-year-old boy with Down syndrome who nearly drowned at a Highland rental property.

Attorneys allege the Dallas-based landlord ignored repeated tenant complaints about defective pool safety equipment, leaving the child with permanent brain damage and dependent on 24-hour care.

The case centered on Victor Angelo Hipolito, w...

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