The Justice Department has expanded a lawsuit against the real estate software company RealPage, adding six of the biggest landlords and property management companies in the country to the suit and alleging that they coordinated to keep rents artificially high.

An amended complaint names six landlords as defendants in ongoing litigation that North Carolina and several other states, along with the federal government, began in August.

The real estate companies kept rents high with RealPage's software and by sharing information, the antitrust complaint says.

The US Justice Department is taking legal action against several landlords accused of collaborating to artificially maintain high rent prices. This lawsuit emerges amidst a tough housing market where many renters find themselves spending over 30% of their income on rent and utilities.

The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters continue to struggle. The latest figures show that half of American renters spent more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities in 2022, an all-time high.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lawsuit Tuesday against six corporate landlords and a software company accused of colluding to fix rent prices by sharing sensitive competitive

High rent prices in D.C. are frustrating for renters.

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