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Nine States File $7 Million Deal With Greystar in RealPage Rent-Fixing Case

Court approval would make Greystar a cooperating party in the states’ prosecution of RealPage.

Overview

  • Greystar agreed to pay $7 million and submit to strict limits on rent-setting tools that use competitors’ nonpublic data.
  • Terms bar sharing competitively sensitive information, participation in RealPage landlord meetings, and use of pricing software that draws on rivals’ confidential inputs.
  • The coalition includes attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.
  • Colorado is slated to receive more than $1 million for antitrust enforcement and consumer protection work under the proposal.
  • The settlement requires court approval, resolves claims against Greystar, and leaves ongoing cases against RealPage and other landlords in place, with RealPage continuing to deny wrongdoing.