The U.S. Department of Justice is suing six of the country's biggest landlords for allegedly participating in a collective pricing scheme to gouge rent.

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.

If you rent an apartment in the Triangle, there’s a solid chance that Jeff Jackson and the federal government are accusing your landlord of inflating rental prices.