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Reason Foundation
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Rent-setting software that pools landlords’ confidential data can facilitate collusion and raise rents. Enforcing existing antitrust laws can address that collusion, while overly broad state restrictions risk banning useful tools and adding costs without helping renters.

reason.orgRent-setting algorithms require targeted regulation, not new lawsFragmented, vague legislation creates unnecessary risk and uncertainty about how platforms and users can operate without triggering legal penalties.

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Gary McGath
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There was a bill before the New Hampshire legislature a few years ago that would have banned the use of _any_ software in setting rents. As I read it, landlords wouldn't be able to use a spreadsheet. I'm pretty sure it didn't pass.