Washington Attorney General Takes Stand Against Rental Price Fixing in Nationwide Legal Battle
SEATTLE, WA — Washington’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson has allied with attorneys general from eight other states in a legal battle against RealPage and various landlords, alleging illegal price-fixing in the rental housing market. This aligns with a broader national trend, with origins in a class action lawsuit initiated on behalf of Seattle tenants, where rental prices have markedly increased. Initiated in response to an investigative piece in January 2023, Ferguson’s probe into RealPage revealed that since 2017, approximately 800,000 leases might have been influenced by the company’s software, which allegedly facilitates the exchange of … Read more