Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Maryland Sues Kushner Companies, Alleges Shabby, Unsafe Conditions at Rental Properties VOA News The state of Maryland is suing the real estate company partly owned byJared Kushner,President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, over allegedlyshabby and dangerous conditions at its Baltimore rental properties. Democratic Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh saidWestminster Management broke consumer protection laws in the thousands of apartments and townhouses its parent,Kushner Companies,rents to mainly low-income and middle-class families. .