A company that has been accused of price fixing over apartment rents has settled with the state of Nevada.
Property management software firm RealPage announced late Friday that it has reached a settlement and consent judgement with Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s office. RealPage’s AI-enabled software is used to manage revenue for several apartments nationwide, including rent prices.
The software was the subject of a 2022 investigation by ProPublica that found RealPage’s algorithm allowed landlords to charge the highest rate that an applicant was able to pay. The practice led to a lawsuit by the Department of Justice against RealPage and several major apartment landlords, accusing them of price fixing.
The lawsuit also caught the attention of the Nevada Attorney General’s offic