YES Communities Lawsuit: Data Breach Settlement, Claims Due November 5, 2026
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The YES Communities lawsuit is the data breach case over a December 2024 ransomware attack on the Denver-based manufactured-home community operator. It has settled. The court granted preliminary approval on July 22, 2026, and claims are open until November 5, 2026. If you got a postcard or letter, you can claim $50 with no proof, or up to $2,500 for documented losses, plus three years of credit monitoring. You must file a claim to get anything.
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What the Lawsuit Says Happened
YES Communities owns and operates manufactured home communities in 23 states, so it holds records on residents and staff. According to the court-approved notice, the company noticed unusual activity on or about December 11, 2024, when files on its network were being encrypted by ransomware. A forensic investigation found that between December 9 and 11, 2024 attackers accessed its systems and took unencrypted personal information belonging to 10,675 people.
The data included names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license, passport and state ID numbers, financial and credit/debit account information, visa or work-eligibility documents, employee and tax ID numbers and dates of birth. Notification letters started going out on or about February 24, 2025.
The lawsuit alleges negligence, negligence per se, invasion of privacy, breach of contract, breach of implied contract and unjust enrichment. YES Communities denies any fault or liability, and no court has found that it did anything wrong.
Case Details
The case is O’Leary v. YES Communities, LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00692-PAB-NRN, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, before Judge Philip A. Brimmer. Four other suits were folded into it: Nos. 25-cv-00698, 25-cv-00728, 25-cv-00819 and 25-cv-00937 (the last, Burns v. YES Communities, LLC, was added on June 2, 2025). The plaintiffs filed an amended consolidated complaint on May 15, 2025.
The official settlement website is YESCommunitiesDataIncident.com, run by the court-appointed administrator, Analytics Consulting LLC. We also cover the deal in our news piece: YES Communities settlement pays a flat $50 with no proof.
Status: Settlement Preliminarily Approved, Claims Open
Claim deadline: November 5, 2026 (submitted online or postmarked by that date).
Opt-out and objection deadline: October 21, 2026 (postmarked by that date).
Final approval hearing: November 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m., federal courthouse in Denver.
No money has been paid yet. Payments go out only after the court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved. This is a claims-made settlement with no common fund: YES Communities pays each valid claim, and attorneys’ fees of up to $217,000 are paid separately, so the fee award does not shrink your payment.
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Who Is in the Settlement Class
You are in the class if you are a living person in the United States or its territories and YES Communities sent you notice that your personal information was involved in the December 2024 data incident. The class excludes the company’s directors and officers, government entities, and the judge, the judge’s immediate family and court staff.
The practical test is your mail. Class members were identified from YES Communities’ own records. If you received the settlement notice, it lists a claim number and PIN that you need to file online. If you got the original breach letter in early 2025 but no settlement notice, contact the administrator through the official website to confirm your status before November 5, 2026.
What the Settlement Pays
Cash Payment A — documented losses: up to $2,500 for unreimbursed losses from fraud or identity theft tied to the breach, with documentation.
Cash Payment B — lost time: $20 per hour for up to four hours ($80). A and B can be claimed together; C is the alternative to A and B.
Cash Payment C — alternate cash: a flat $50 with no proof, instead of A and B.
On top of any cash option, you can choose three years of one-bureau credit monitoring through IDX, even if you already accepted monitoring after the breach.
Because there is no fund divided among claimants, the $50 does not go down if many people file. The court noted that if all 10,675 class members took the $50, the total would be $533,750. Class counsel may ask for up to $217,000 in fees and costs and up to $2,500 per class representative; the court decides those amounts at the final hearing.
How cases like this one end
Our copy of the federal courts’ own case database covers 111,990 other personal injury casesclosed in U.S. federal district courts between 2015 and 2025, 3.6% of them filed as class actions:
- 39.9% ended in a settlement recorded by the court. Another 13.8% were dismissed voluntarily, which often follows a private settlement — so the real settlement share sits between 39.9% and 53.7%.
- 5.7% were decided on a motion before any trial.
- 1 in 106 reached a trial (0.9%), after a median of 23.9 months.
- Median time from filing to the end of the case: 9 months.
- Only 771 of them (0.7%) record a money award at all; the median of those is $500,000.
These are base rates for this type of case (federal other personal injury cases) — not a prediction about this lawsuit, and not legal advice. Source: Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (civil), analysed by Settlement Insight. Cases heard in state courts are not included.
YES Communities Lawsuit Timeline
- 1
December 9–11, 2024 — Ransomware Attack
Attackers access YES Communities’ network and take unencrypted personal information of 10,675 people. The company notices file encryption on or about December 11.
- 2
February 24, 2025 — Breach Letters Mailed
YES Communities begins sending notification letters to the people whose information was involved.
- 3
March–June 2025 — Lawsuits Consolidated
O’Leary is filed in Colorado federal court in March 2025. Four related cases are consolidated into it, and an amended consolidated complaint is filed May 15, 2025.
- 4
July 22, 2026 — Preliminary Approval
Judge Philip A. Brimmer preliminarily approves the settlement and orders notice to the class.
- 5
October 21 and November 5, 2026 — Deadlines
Opt-outs and objections must be postmarked by October 21, 2026. Claims must be filed online or postmarked by November 5, 2026.
- 6
November 20, 2026 — Final Approval Hearing
The court decides in Denver whether to grant final approval. Payments follow only after approval and any appeals.
Three Things to Watch For
A small, real settlement with a flat $50 and a short deadline is easy to imitate:
Look-alike claim sites
The only official site is YESCommunitiesDataIncident.com, run by Analytics Consulting LLC. Type the address yourself; do not follow links in texts or social media posts promising a bigger YES Communities payout.
Requests for your full Social Security number or a fee
Filing is free. The online form uses the claim number and PIN from your notice. Anyone charging a “processing fee” or asking for your full Social Security number or bank login to “release” your $50 is not the administrator.
Calls or texts posing as YES Communities
Many class members are residents or staff, which makes a caller who mentions your community sound believable. Check by calling the number printed on your court notice.
YES Communities Lawsuit — Questions People Actually Ask
What is the YES Communities lawsuit about?
It is a class action over a ransomware attack on YES Communities between December 9 and 11, 2024, which exposed personal information of 10,675 people, including Social Security numbers and financial account details. The lawsuit alleges the company failed to protect that data. YES Communities denies wrongdoing but agreed to settle.
Is the YES Communities settlement real?
Yes. It is a court-supervised settlement in O’Leary v. YES Communities, LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00692, District of Colorado, preliminarily approved on July 22, 2026. The official website is YESCommunitiesDataIncident.com and the administrator is Analytics Consulting LLC.
How much money can I get?
Either a flat $50 with no proof, or up to $2,500 for documented fraud or identity-theft losses plus up to $80 for lost time. Everyone can also choose three years of credit monitoring.
What is the deadline to file a claim?
Claims must be submitted online or postmarked by November 5, 2026. The deadline to opt out or object is October 21, 2026. After November 5, 2026 no new claims are accepted.
Do I need to do anything to get paid?
Yes. Unlike some settlements, nobody is paid automatically. If you do nothing, you get no money and no credit monitoring, and you still give up your right to sue over the breach.
When will payments be sent?
Only after the court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved. The final approval hearing is set for November 20, 2026. No payment date has been announced.
Does the $50 go down if lots of people file?
No. There is no shared fund. YES Communities pays each valid claim, and attorneys’ fees are paid separately, so your payment does not depend on how many others file.
I lost my notice. Can I still file?
The online form asks for the claim number and PIN from your notice. If you lost it, contact the administrator through YESCommunitiesDataIncident.com or by mail at P.O. Box 2002, Chanhassen, MN, well before November 5, 2026. A paper claim form can also be downloaded and mailed.
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