• some_guy
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    The DOJ is looking into the possibility that RealPage is facilitating price-fixing among some of the large residential property owners and management firms that use the company’s product, according to the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss a confidential matter.

    A handful of property management companies own all the new apartment buildings in my city, so I’m all for this.

      • Bye@lemmy.world
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        Isn’t that basically what Bloomberg et al do for stocks? Or what the blue book of gun values does for guns? I’m not sure how this is different, from a legal perspective. It’s obvious different from a moral perspective because stocks and guns aren’t required to live, but I don’t think the law has a provision for that

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      large residential property owners

      These should not exist. A corporation should be allowed to rent out one residential dwelling or, at most, an apartment building.

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        Have you heard of Delaware corporations? You’re right, but for 250 dollars you, too could open up a shell company to hold your assets!

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          While we’re implementing my pipe dream of reforming the nation’s property laws, we can reform its incorporation laws too.