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Seattle councilmember to draft ordinance banning price-fixing by rental-algorithm platforms
3209169 · May 7, 2025
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Summary
Councilmember Sara Strauss announced she has asked staff to draft legislation to prohibit landlords and companies from using AI-driven platforms to fix rents after expressing concern about algorithmic effects on competition and rents in Seattle.
Councilmember Sara Strauss told the City Council on May 5 that she has asked city staff to draft legislation and request legal analysis that would prohibit landlords and companies from using artificial-intelligence platforms to set rents in ways that could produce anti-competitive outcomes.
"This can undermine competition and result in…
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