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June 2, 2025

Colorado's governor vetoes landmark ban on rent-setting algorithms

  • Critics say the real estate software helps landlords coordinate to hike rental prices.
    • By R.J. RICO
    Associated Press

    Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has vetoed a bill that would have made Colorado the first state to ban landlords from using rent-setting algorithms, which many advocates have blamed for driving up housing costs across the country.

    RealPage is the target of a federal lawsuit filed last year that accuses the real estate software company of facilitating an illegal scheme to help landlords coordinate to hike rental prices. Eight other states, including Colorado, have joined the Department of Justice's lawsuit, though RealPage has vehemently denied any claims of collusion and has fought to have the lawsuit dismissed.


     
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