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minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoThe national lawsuit against RealPage was filed in January. It may be years before that lawsuit resolves and there’s no guarantee that RealPage will be found liable. In the meantime, “anticompetitive pricing costs renters in algorithm-utilizing buildings an average of $70 a month”. Does that not warrant prompt action even if it might merely help millions of people on a 2-year timeframe?
The national lawsuit against RealPage was filed in January. It may be years before that lawsuit resolves and there’s no guarantee that RealPage will be found liable. In the meantime, “anticompetitive pricing costs renters in algorithm-utilizing buildings an average of $70 a month”. Does that not warrant prompt action even if it might merely help millions of people on a 2-year timeframe?