Houston landlords face rent collusion charges in DOJ lawsuit. Renters paid $996 more per year, analysis says
The U.S. Department of Justice has accused several Houston-area landlords of colluding to inflate rent prices, expanding its antitrust case against RealPage, a Texas-based company whose software at the center of an alleged rent price-fixing effort.
DOJ sues RealPage, landlords for colluding to inflate rents: Houston renters impacted
The Department of Justice alleges several property management companies colluded to inflate rents using algorithmic software, harming millions of renters in Houston and across the country.
US Justice Department Accuses Six Major Landlords of Scheming to Keep Rents High
The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high
Justice Department Sues Six of the Nation’s Largest Landlords in Effort to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing in Rental Markets
Heather Vogell ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Department of Justice on Tuesday sued six of the nation’s largest landlords,
RealPage accused on coordinating with landlords to keep rents artificially high
The Justice Department has expanded a lawsuit against the real estate software company RealPage, adding six of the biggest landlords and property management companies in the country to the suit and alleging that they coordinated to keep rents artificially high.
US Sues Cushman & Wakefield, Other Landlords Over Alleged Rental Price Coordination
Cushman & Wakefield was among six large landlords sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged anticompetitive practices in housing rental markets on Tuesday, expanding the DOJ's first case alleging algorithmic collusion.
Cushman, Camden Property among landlords sued by Justice Department
The Justice Department, together with its state co-plaintiffs, said it filed an amended complaint today in its antitrust lawsuit against
Alameda County supervisors reconsider tenant protections as renters seethe
When the Alameda County Board of Supervisors failed to pass “just cause” eviction protections at its Dec. 17 meeting, tenant ...
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Half of renters pay more than 30% of their income on shelter amid worsening affordable housing shortage. Here’s how California compares.
Netspend analyzed Census data to illustrate the portion of renters in California considered rent-burdened, with over 30% of ...
Renters hate to pay broker fees. Could this be the year those fees go away?
In a super-expensive rental market, tenant-paid broker fees can add insult to injury. Now officials in Boston, Cambridge, and ...
Hertz is asking some renters if they want to buy their cars as it continues reducing its EV fleet
The rental company said last year it would sell 30,000 electric cars, including Teslas, Polestars, and Volvos, due to repair ...
Renters hopeful after NC AG sues landlords accused of illegally raising rent
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson took legal action Tuesday against six landlords accused ...
Governor Healey says Massachusetts officials should ‘abolish’ the broker fees that renters often pay
Renters in Massachusetts are typically required to pay a fee to their landlord’s broker, usually equivalent to a month’s rent ...
Proposed bill protects renters, targets mold problems
House Bill 1063, or the Anti-Fungi Act, would require landlords make repairs and provide treatment for mold after it was ...
Got an apartment and need some renters insurance? Be prepared to pay more.
Renters insurance is getting harder to come by and more expensive in California as insurers pull back from the state's ...
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Pricing software costs Twin Cities renters, White House finds
Twin Cities renters paid an extra $26 per month on average when their landlords used rental pricing algorithms to determine ...
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Average Renters Insurance Cost For 2025
Policy limits are typically between $1,000 and $5,000. Whether your renters insurance policy uses replacement cost or actual cash value (ACV) coverage affects your premiums. If your belongings are ...
Renters in these two Alabama cities may have overpaid, feds allege
An expanded federal antitrust lawsuit alleges renters in parts of two of Alabama’s largest cities may have been paying too much due to illegal scheming between some of the nation’s biggest landlords.