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The Department of Justice is ramping up its price-fixing probe into the use of AI by large residential landlords and management companies to set rental rates. You may have heard of the investigation into RealPage and the lawsuits against RealPage and property owners that use the software. According to published reports, the DOJ is escalating and expanding that investigation.

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Now back to our story\\u2026After a recent seminar in Atlanta with housing experts and housing advocates, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Kahn, said that her agency is working with other federal agencies to uncover illegal AI-powered rental price-fixing schemes in large metro areas...

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REFERENCES:

1 - https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/the-government-is-cracking-down-on-rental-price-fixing-using-ai-ftc-confirms-124646

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2 - https://www.multifamilydive.com/news/AvalonBay-communities-JBG-highmark-antitrust-suit/717967/

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3 - https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/06/07/ftc-chair-no-ai-exemption-laws-when-it-comes-setting-rent-prices/

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4 - https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2024/03/price-fixing-algorithm-still-price-fixing