Rockville, Maryland Becomes the State's First City to Ban Algorithmic Rent-Pricing Software
The unanimous code rewrite bars landlords from using competitors' non-public data to algorithmically set rents, fees, terms, or occupancy levels.
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The unanimous code rewrite bars landlords from using competitors' non-public data to algorithmically set rents, fees, terms, or occupancy levels.
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