The Rent Is Too High, So Is the Algorithm
Landlord cartels, Trump’s DOJ, and the quiet little software update that keeps your rent bleeding
A tenant stares at a rent bill stamped “MARKET RATE” while a cartel of landlords and lobbyists huddle around a glowing algorithm, whispering “raise it again” as a tiny Trump-era DOJ lawyer looks the other way and signs ‘settlement’ with a turkey feather pen.
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Landlord Cartels Quietly Get The Greenlight To Keep Your Rent Sky High — Under the cover of the Thanksgiving the Trump Department of Justice settled a lawsuit that will have massive implications for renters across America
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