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Makers of Rent-Setting Software Sue California City Over Ban
Berkeley, California is "the latest city to try to block landlords from using algorithms when deciding rents," reports the Associated Press (noting that officials in many cities claim the practice is driving up the price of housing). But then real estate software company RealPage filed a federal la...
Berkeley, California is "the latest city to try to block landlords from using algorithms when deciding rents," reports the Associated Press(noting that officials in many cities claim the practice is driving up the price of housing).But then real estate software company RealPage filed a federal lawsuit against Berkeley on Wednesday: Texas-based RealPage said Berkeley's ordinance, which goes into effect this month violates the company's free speech rights and is the result of an "intentional campaign of misinformation and often-repeated false claims" about its products. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Realpage in August under former President Joe Biden, saying its algorithm combines confidential information from each real estate management company in ways that enable landlords to align prices and avoid competition that would otherwise push down rents. The DOJ case remains ongoing, as do lawsuits against RealPage brought by tenants and the attorneys general of Arizona and Washington, D.C...
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