Feds Ban Landlord Software That Quietly Sets Your Rent
Published Date: 7/16/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. government is stopping Willow Bridge Property Company from using RealPage’s pricing software that shares sensitive info with other landlords. This change will help keep rental prices fair and competitive. Willow Bridge must also follow new rules and work with the government, with public comments open for 60 days.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Willow Bridge barred from pricing software
A proposed Final Judgment filed July 6, 2026 would bar Willow Bridge Property Company, LLC from licensing or using revenue-management software that relies on competitively sensitive data and would prohibit Willow Bridge from sharing competitively sensitive information with other landlords.
Obligation to adopt compliance and cooperate
Under the proposed Final Judgment (filed July 6, 2026), Willow Bridge must establish an antitrust compliance policy and cooperate with the United States in the litigation.
Action aims to restore renter competition
The Complaint and Competitive Impact Statement (filed in Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-00710) say plaintiffs brought claims under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act to stop information-sharing and monopoly conduct they say inflated rents; plaintiffs state their goal is to restore the free market to individuals and families so competition can protect renters.
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