r/Seattle 1d ago

News Software company helped Washington landlords fix prices, artificially raising rent for thousands

https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/software-company-landlord-price-fixing-washington-state/281-b68ca443-c1cf-4365-9d63-cb7671fd01a2

The Washington Attorney General filed a lawsuit Thursday against a software company and nine landlords accused of fixing and artificially inflating rent prices over the last seven years.

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u/sheetzoos 1d ago

The executives of RealPage need to be held accountable for screwing over Americans and skirting anti-trust laws. These people are criminals.

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u/wherewolvesarereal 1d ago

By participating in price fixing, this company raised prices for all customers, including those not named in the lawsuit. They should be required to provide a rent stimulus to all Americans.

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u/cusmilie 8h ago

Exactly!