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DOJ sues RealPage for allegedly helping landlords collude to keep rents high

Image of a sign advertising units for rent outside of an apartment building in NYC.
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The DOJ is suing the company behind an extensively used software tool that helps landlords across the US set rental prices.

The US Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, a property management software provider, alleging it enabled a collusion among landlords to inflate rents for millions of Americans. 

The complaint claims the Texas-based company and its competitors engaged in a price-fixing scheme by sharing nonpublic, sensitive information,