LC-028 / Property / Public ledger

Rent algorithm coordination risk.

Landlords use pricing software; lawful independent pricing differs from illegal coordination.

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In ordinary words.

The rent-setting robot may know what every landlord wants.

In legal terms.

Sharing competitively sensitive information or agreeing on rents may violate antitrust law.

Where it stops being legal.

This practice is not categorically legal. Applicable federal, state and local laws, disclosures, procedural protections and the specific facts can make particular conduct unlawful.

Legal authority / Start reading

Sherman Act § 1

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