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US senator seeks antitrust review of apartment price-setting software
- reaperducer 4y agoHaving worked for a short time in the back office of a large apartment complex, all I can say is, "good." You wouldn't believe the ways that rent rates is manipulated by these companies and their computers. I've always wanted to write about it, but I think I would get sued into oblivion.
- HWR_14 4y agoMaybe you could reach out to that Senator's office. AFAIK, you cannot be sued for the testimony you give under oath after being subpoenaed. Talk to your lawyer first, obviously.
- ledauphin 4y agoThis is so unpleasant, but I still wonder whether this isn't focusing efforts on the wrong thing, when removing regulations that prevent new housing being built would not only reduce the leverage that landlords have, but also reduce the number of people paying rent to live in a place long term. We need to bring housing prices down so that people aren't handing over a lifetime of surplus wealth to people who are already richer than they are.
- triceratops 4y agoUS Senators have no control over such matters. They're state and local issues. Unfair trade practices have to be stopped immediately. Regardless of what home-building regulations are like.
- ledauphin 4y agothat's a good rejoinder; thank you.
- fn-mote 4y agoI'm happy to see action here, but I feel like in the modern world there's so much space to hide "cheating" in "AI decision making". This is just one volley and I just don't think that in the long term, the war is going to be won the side of (any kind of) free & fair markets.