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Maryland AG Sues RealPage, Eight Corporate Landlords for Price Fixing

Corporate landlords have been among the worst offenders when it comes to price-gouging consumers. Algorithms like RealPage’s open the door for corporate landlords to push rental rates higher and higher, making rent unaffordable for many Americans. Attorney General Brown is stepping up for Maryland renters and making sure no one is price-gouged by a potentially illegal price-fixing scheme.”
Accountable.US Liz Zelnick.
Government watchdog Accountable.US previously wrote to Attorney General Brown, urging his office to investigate AvalonBay and Mid-America Apartments, two companies with ties to RealPage.
Notably, analysis from the White House Council of Economic Advisers revealed that pricing algorithms added $3.8 billion to rental costs in 2023. The company behind these algorithms, RealPage, has faced criticism for allegedly manipulating the rental market to inflate prices.
Last year, Accountable.US hosted a press conference with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and former Biden administration Deputy Director for the National Economic Council Bharat Ramamurti to discuss profiteering and tactics of large corporate landlords. On the call, Accountable.US presented a new report finding the six largest publicly traded apartment companies—all of which have faced lawsuits related to their use of RealPage—brought in nearly $300 million combined in increased profits in Q1 2024, many from rent hikes.
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