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Robo price-fixing: Why the Justice Department is suing a software company to stop landlords colluding on rents

  • Written by Roger Alford, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
Robo price-fixing: Why the Justice Department is suing a software company to stop landlords colluding on rentsLandlords don't have to communicate directly to collude on rental prices.AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Of all the reasons it could be hard to pay rent each month, did you have an algorithm-powered illegal cartel on your list?

Millions of people across the United States are paying far more rent than they can reasonably afford, with rental housing prices...

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