RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson took legal action Tuesday against six landlords accused of illegally raising rent prices in the state.
The United States Department of Justice joined North Carolina in the lawsuit, along with nine other states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington. It was filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Attorney General’s Office alleges Greystar Real Estate Partners, Blackstone’s LivCor, Camden Property Trust, Cushman & Wakefield, Pinnacle Property Management Services, Willow Bridge Property Company, and Cortland Management illegally worked together and with the software company RealPage to raise rent prices for North Carolina residents.
According to the attorney general’s office, the six landlords own or manage more than 70,000 units throughout the state, mostly in the Triangle and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg areas.