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College Park tenants union asks council to probe use of RealPage rent‑setting software
Summary
Members of the College Park Tenants Union urged the City Council to investigate local use of RealPage rent‑setting software, to write to the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney, and to consider joining litigation. Councilmembers expressed interest but asked for more information before taking formal action.
Members of the recently formed College Park Tenants Union told the City Council on Feb. 11 that software from RealPage, a commercial rent‑management company, is being used by several local landlords and may be contributing to higher rents in the city.
The tenants union described research — including a Washington Post report and recent litigation — that it said shows RealPage’s algorithmic pricing can suppress competition among landlords and push rents higher. “RealPage’s technology helps these landlords effectively collude in setting rent prices, suppressing competition and inflating costs far beyond the genuine market rate,” said Dhruvak Mirani, a College Park resident and co‑founder of the College Park Tenants Union.
The tenants union asked the council to investigate how RealPage is used in College Park, to determine whether those…
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