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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Department of Justice and Texas software-maker RealPage announced this week that they have reached a settlement in a case involving price-fixing allegations in some of the nation’s largest rental markets.

https://www.propublica.org/article/doj-realpage-settlement-rental-price-fixing-case?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #DOJ #Rent #Law #Antitrust #Technology #Tech #Software

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@ProPublica@newsie.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

A 2022 ProPublica investigation showed RealPage was helping landlords decide rents in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.

In case you missed it:
https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Rent #Law #Technology #Tech #Algorithm

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Kevin Russell
@kevinrns@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@ProPublica

Obviously what's needed is a renters union. Linux app. Hurry.

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