The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing sensitive information with their competitors to boost profits.

The U.S. Department of Justice and 10 state attorneys general have ramped up their antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, a property management software compa

The Justice Department said on Tuesday that it filed an amended complaint in a lawsuit against six of the country’s largest landlords for participating in algorithmic pricing schemes that have harmed

The Justice Department, with its state co-plaintiffs, filed an amended complaint Tuesday in its antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, to sue Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC (Greystar); Blackstone's LivCor LLC (LivCor);

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing several major landlords for allegedly colluding to keep rents high. The lawsuit accuses them of using an algorithm to set rents and sharing sensitive pricing information to avoid competition.

Rents are rising, and in some cases, the Justice Department says it may be illegal.On Tuesday, the DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against six major landlords. It accuses them of working together to keep rent prices high.