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Portland council pauses proposed ban on algorithmic rent pricing, sends ordinance back to committee for more study
Summary
After extensive public testimony on algorithmic tools such as RealPage, City Council voted to refer the proposed ordinance banning algorithmic rental price setting back to the Homelessness and Housing Committee for further work and stakeholder engagement.
Portland City Council on April 16 declined to take final action on a proposed ordinance that would add a prohibition on ‘‘algorithmic devices’’ used to set rental prices, voting instead to refer the measure back to the Homelessness and Housing Committee.
The ordinance, which would amend the city’s affordable housing code to prohibit anti‑competitive rental practices including the sale and use of algorithmic pricing tools, drew lengthy public testimony from renters, tenant advocates, clergy, labor representatives and housing providers. Supporters told council software companies such as RealPage aggregate nonpublic landlord data and…
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