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DOJ provides main landlords to antitrust go well with in opposition to RealPage

By Editorial Board Published January 8, 2025 6 Min Read
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DOJ provides main landlords to antitrust go well with in opposition to RealPage

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The U.S. Division of Justice has added six main landlords to an ongoing antitrust lawsuit in opposition to rental software program maker RealPage, officers introduced Tuesday.

The landlords had been added to the go well with through an amended grievance that accuses them of collaborating “in an unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing, harming millions of American renters,” based on a DOJ assertion. The landlords are additionally accused of making an attempt to set rents utilizing “each other’s competitively sensitive information through common pricing algorithms.”

Collectively, the six landlords oversee 1.3 million items throughout the U.S. The landlords embrace:

Greystar Actual Property Companions
Blackstone’s LivCor
Camden Property Belief
Cushman & Wakefield Inc and Pinnacle Property Administration Companies
Willow Bridge Property Firm
Cortland Administration

In an announcement to Inman Tuesday, Greystar mentioned it’s “disappointed that the DOJ added us and other operators to their lawsuit against RealPage.”

“Greystar has and will conduct its business with the utmost integrity,” the assertion added. “At no time did Greystar engage in any anti-competitive practices. We will vigorously defend ourselves in this lawsuit.”

Inman will replace this story with statements from the opposite corporations as they reply to requests for remark.

The DOJ first introduced its antitrust go well with in August. On the time, the feds accused RealPage of utilizing a rental pricing algorithm that successfully allowed landlords to share info and repair costs. The case was the primary main antitrust go well with to take direct purpose at an algorithm, and, in an August assertion, Lawyer Normal Merrick Garland mentioned that “using software as the sharing mechanism does not immunize this scheme from Sherman Act liability.”

For its half, RealPage denied wrongdoing and accused the DOJ of making an attempt to “scapegoat pro-competitive technology that has been used responsibly for years.” The corporate reiterated its place final month when saying that the DOJ had ended a separate prison probe into multifamily rental pricing.

The antitrust case in opposition to RealPage continues to be ongoing, now with six landlords additionally within the Feds’ crosshairs. Along with mentioning an alleged value fixing “scheme,” the DOJ’s assertion on Tuesday accused the landlords of “communicating with competitors’ senior managers about rents” and collaborating in RealPage-hosted teams the place executives mentioned pricing methodology, amongst different issues.

Along with saying the brand new amended grievance Tuesday, the DOJ additionally revealed in its assertion that it has reached a proposed decision with Cortland. The decision would bar Cortland from utilizing rivals’ aggressive information to coach or run pricing fashions.

It might additionally forestall the corporate from utilizing third-party pricing software program to set rents and not using a court-appointed supervisor, in addition to disallow the sharing of rental costs with different property managers with a purpose to set these costs.

The proposed decision, often known as a consent decree, nonetheless wants courtroom approval to turn into closing.

In an announcement to Inman, Cortland mentioned Tuesday it’s “pleased to announce” the proposed decision. The corporate additionally famous the now-ended prison investigation, saying its conclusion means “Cortland and its employees are no longer subject to the criminal investigation that motivated the Department of Justice’s May 2024 search at Cortland’s headquarters in Atlanta.”

“We believe we were only able to achieve this result because Cortland has invested years and significant internal resources into developing a proprietary revenue management software tool that does not rely on data from external, non-public sources,” the assertion continued. “The terms of Cortland’s settlement have been agreed to with the Department of Justice and will be filed with the court for its approval. We look forward to putting the federal government’s investigations behind us in 2025, as we continue to seek opportunities to invest in tools and services that will improve resident experience and the success of our managed communities.”

Along with the DOJ, the attorneys common of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington have additionally joined the case as co-plaintiffs.

Learn the amended grievance right here (if the doc doesn’t load, refresh the web page):

Replace: This story was up to date after publication with statements from corporations named as defendants. 

E mail Jim Dalrymple II

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