New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say lets landlords drive up prices

The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice on Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington.

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors.

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