The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against six large landlords, including one with rental units in Utah, alleging they used an AI-powered pricing tool to inflate rents. The lawsuit claims the software, developed by RealPage, took sensitive pricing data from companies and used it to set rents for competitor's units, maximizing profits for landlords.
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — Utah renters may be impacted by a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
</p><p><h2><strong>DOJ investigation</strong></h2></p><p>The DOJ investigation found the RealPage software to be anti-competitive and a violation of free market practices.
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