PHOENIX — Representative Ruben Gallego has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging them to investigate alleged rental market price fixing by landlords and the software company RealPage.
There are nine major Phoenix and Tucson area landlords named as defendants in the suit, including Apartment Management Consultants , Greystar Management Services, and HSL Properties. The AG's lawsuit accuses the companies of illegally colluding to artificially raise rents and conceal their conspiracy from the public. It also accuses the companies of violating the Arizona Uniform State Antitrust Act and the Arizona Consumer Fraud act, along with costing Phoenix and Tucson-area residents millions of dollars more in rent.
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