Federal prosecutors sued the real estate software company RealPage in August, now they're suing some of the company's biggest customers.

Tennessee joined as a co-plaintiff in the case in August. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti told News 2 in a statement his office has been looking into RealPage since 2023 following “concerns about the company’s efforts to keep rents artificially high in cities across Tennessee.”

The updated complaint alleges the defendants operate more than 1.3 million rental units in 43 states nationwide

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

An amended complaint names six landlords as defendants in ongoing litigation that North Carolina and several other states, along with the federal government, began in August.

Connecticut has joined nine other states and the Department of Justice in an antitrust lawsuit, accusing six landlords of keeping rent prices high. At a time where prices keep going up – from food to gas – rent is no exception.

Millions of rents across the country may now be set using one company’s algorithmic software, according to a federal lawsuit and a Washington Post analysis.

Greystar, the largest U.S. apartment owner, and Blackstone’s LivCor are among the firms added to the suit.

Six landlords that collectively operate more than 1.3 million units in 43 states and the District of Columbia are accused of scheming to avoid lowering rents.