The Department of Justice alleges several property management companies colluded to inflate rents using algorithmic software, harming millions of renters in Houston and across the country.

Tennessee joined as a co-plaintiff in the case in August. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti told News 2 in a statement his office has been looking into RealPage since 2023 following “concerns about the company’s efforts to keep rents artificially high in cities across Tennessee.”

The U.S. Department of Justice has accused several Houston-area landlords of colluding to inflate rent prices, expanding its antitrust case against RealPage, a Texas-based company whose software at the center of an alleged rent price-fixing effort.

The U.S. Department of Justice has accused several San Antonio-area landlords of colluding to inflate rent prices, an expansion of its antitrust case against RealPage, a Richardson-based company whose software has been at the center of an alleged rent price-fixing effort.