March 30, 2026
A Washington federal judge on Monday tossed antitrust class action claims lodged against out-of-state multifamily landlords that were accused of running a rent price-fixing scheme that used property management software company Yardi Systems' technology, ruling that the court lacks personal jurisdiction over the out-of-state defendants.
March 03, 2026
A class of renters is urging a federal court in Washington state to reject property management software company Yardi Systems Inc.'s quick win bid against their rent price-fixing suit and to order the company to provide more information about how its employees allegedly pushed landlords to hike up their rents.
February 26, 2026
Yardi Systems Inc. asked a Washington federal court not to grant renters' bid for further discovery in their proposed antitrust class action over rent-setting algorithms, arguing that the renters haven't even identified what other materials they might still seek.
November 25, 2025
Yardi Systems Inc. told a Washington federal court that source code it turned over confirms that its revenue management software doesn't rely on confidential competitor data, echoing defenses that led to one of the first defeats of algorithmic rent-setting antitrust suits.
October 24, 2025
A Washington federal judge has granted preliminary approval to property management firm FPI Management Inc.'s $2.8 million deal settling out of a proposed price-fixing class action accusing it and others of using Yardi Systems Inc.'s third-party software to inflate residential rents.
September 29, 2025
Property management firm FPI Management Inc. has reached a $2.8 million deal to settle a proposed price-fixing class action in Washington federal court accusing it and others of using Yardi Systems Inc.'s third-party software to inflate residential rents.
April 23, 2025
A group of landlords pushed to be permanently dismissed from rent-fixing litigation against rent software company Yardi Systems Inc. and other parties, arguing that the presiding Washington federal court lacks personal jurisdiction over them since they're not connected to the state.
January 15, 2025
Renters have urged a federal court in Washington state to consolidate two other cases with their proposed class action, which claims that multifamily building owners schemed to use a real estate management software company's product to inflate rental prices.
January 01, 2025
Attorneys who advise real estate firms are keeping a close eye on how antitrust law is applied to the real estate market as the use of revenue-management tools and pricing algorithms becomes widespread among their clients.
December 05, 2024
A Washington federal court has refused to dismiss an antitrust case accusing multifamily building owners of conspiring to use Yardi's revenue management software to inflate rental prices and found the claims should be treated as classic price-fixing allegations.