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City attorney updates council on federal lawsuits that could affect rental markets
Summary
The city attorney briefed the council on two federal lawsuits — a DOJ case alleging rent-fixing via software and an FTC case alleging hidden 'junk' fees — and on a pending challenge related to placement of two offenders; no city action was taken but staff is monitoring.
The city attorney provided a briefing to the Common Council on two federal lawsuits that may affect local renters and property managers.
He said the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a case alleging that certain property-management companies used RealPage software and nonpublic data in ways that facilitated anticompetitive rent-setting. Separately, he said the Federal Trade Commission has sued over allegedly…
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