Posted: April 3, 2025 | Last updated: June 18, 2025 Juliette Goodrich reports on RealPage’s move to sue Berkeley over its ban.

Real estate software company RealPage has filed a federal lawsuit against city officials in Berkeley that have become the latest to try to block landlords from using algorithms when deciding rents.

RealPage challenges Berkeley's ban on rental algorithms, claiming it violates free speech and spreads misinformation about their software.

Updated 12:15 p.m. Wednesday Berkeley postponed its recent ban on rent-setting algorithms, several months after a leading property management software company sued the city in federal court. The City ...

Real estate software company RealPage filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Berkeley, California — the latest city to try to block landlords from using algorithms when deciding rents ...

Berkeley is the latest city to try to block landlords from using algorithms when deciding rents.