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Jersey City councilors introduce local ban on algorithmic rent‑setting
Summary
The Jersey City Municipal Council discussed a first‑reading ordinance that would prohibit the use of proprietary rent‑setting algorithms that share landlords' pricing data; enforcement would route tenant complaints to the Office of Landlord‑Tenant and the municipal prosecutor.
Council members on Monday discussed a first‑reading ordinance that would ban the use of algorithms that share proprietary rent‑setting data among landlords and developers in Jersey City.
The measure, introduced as city ordinance 25‑057, would bar tools that enable owners to trade internal pricing information and then raise rents across multiple properties. The sponsor said the goal is to prevent coordinated, algorithm‑driven…
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