Silver Star Properties REIT, Inc. Initiates Legal Proceedings Against Allen R. Hartman & Affiliates

HOUSTON, Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Silver Star Properties REIT, Inc. (the "Company") today announced that on December 14, 2023 the Company initiated legal proceedings by filing a petition against Allen R. Hartman, individually and in his capacity as Trustee of the Hartman Family Protection Trust, as well as certain related parties, including his wife, Lisa Hartman, also individually and in her capacity as Trustee of the Hartman Family Protection Trust; their daughter, Margaret Hartman; Hartman vREIT XXI Inc.; and Hartman XX Holdings, Inc. (the "Hartman Defendants") in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 334th Judicial District (Case no. 2023-85765), alleging fraud, fraud in real estate transactions, civil conspiracy to commit fraud, slander of title, tortious interference, fraud by nondisclosure, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duties, civil conspiracy to beach fiduciary duty, and breach of contract (the "Petition").

The Company believes that actions by the Hartman Defendants, as described in detail in the Petition, including their self-dealing and misuse of Company resources, breaches of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent litigation and lis pendens actions, have caused the Company to incur substantial damages. The legal proceedings aim to address the alleged misconduct comprehensively and to position the Company to recover damages caused by the Hartman Defendants.

You may review the Petition in its entirety along with the related Exhibits via the following link, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001446687/000144668723000096/harriscountyhartmanpetition.htm.

Contact:
Silver Star Properties REIT Legal Department
[email protected]

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SOURCE Silver Star Properties REIT, Inc.