HOUSTON, TX — Some renters who lived in apartment communities between Oct. 18, 2018, and Nov. 21, 2025, may be able to file claims in a proposed nationwide settlement tied to allegations that apartment owners and managers used pricing software to push rents higher. The settlement website lists the combined proposed payouts at $359.9 million.
The case is still pending in federal court in Tennessee, and the companies that agreed to settle deny wrongdoing. Court materials say renters should start by checking the address of each current or former apartment against the official property list before deciding whether to apply.
What The Settlement Says
The court-authorized settlement website for In re RealPage, Inc., Rental Software Antitrust Litigation (No. II) says the agreement covers certain multifamily properties that were licensed to use RealPage revenue-management products during the covered period. Those products include YieldStar, Lease Rent Options and AI Revenue Management, according to litigation materials and Department of Justice court records.
Renters can submit a claim for review even if a property does not appear in the search results or the result is unclear, the website says. Claimants are being asked to provide information about where they lived, when they paid rent and documentation such as a lease, payment history, bank records, confirmations or renewal paperwork.
Why The Case Exists
The private class-action plaintiffs allege that RealPage and apartment operators conspired to fix and inflate rental prices, while the settling defendants deny the accusations. The court has not ruled on whether the allegations are true. Instead, the parties reached proposed settlements to avoid the cost and uncertainty of continued litigation…