Jesse Jones: Lawsuit claims biggest landlords in Western Washington are colluding to raise rents

The price of rent is a huge issue – from south King County to Pierce County… And in Seattle, it’s simply out of control.

“The first time I rented in Seattle, I paid $1500 for a two-bedroom, and now I pay $1500 for a studio,” says Seattle renter Holly McConnell.

Now, explosive allegations say some of the biggest landlords in the country are illegally colluding using ‘rental pricing algorithms’ to boost and fix rates in rental markets…

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