WASHINGTON (7News) — Two D.C. landlords will pay a total of $9.3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of working with other landlords to drive up apartment rents, according to D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s office.
Schwalb announced the settlements Monday with JBG Associates, L.L.C., also known as JBG Smith, and Mid-America Apartments, or MAA. The lawsuit alleged the companies conspired with other landlords through RealPage’s pricing software to inflate rents at thousands of apartments across the District.
JBG Smith will pay $8.1 million, while MAA will pay $1.2 million…