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Greystar Settles With DOJ, Bars Use of RealPage Rent-Setting Software

Under a consent decree awaiting court approval, the country’s largest private landlord must allow external monitoring as it assists prosecutors in a broader antitrust investigation

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Overview

  • The settlement prohibits Greystar from using any rent-pricing software that shares nonpublic data to align rents across roughly 950,000 units.
  • Greystar admitted no wrongdoing and agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department’s ongoing antitrust probe into RealPage.
  • The decree requires an independent monitor for any future pricing algorithms and bars participation in RealPage-hosted pricing events.
  • A federal judge in North Carolina must approve the consent decree before it takes effect.
  • A separate FTC and Colorado lawsuit alleging misleading leases and undisclosed fees against Greystar remains pending with potential resolution expected soon.