RICHARDSON, Texas — Amidst an ongoing lawsuit, the Justice Department has now filed a settlement that would prohibit the Richardson-based company from using competitively sensitive information in its software to set rental prices.

This also comes after more than a dozen states have filed a class-action lawsuit against RealPage , accusing the company of trying to artificially inflate real estate prices across the country.

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division filed the proposed settlement this week in response to the U.S.' claims against the company as part of its fight against anticompetitive practices in rental housing markets. In a statement, the DOJ said this settlement would help restore free market competition for millions of Americans in rental markets.

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