In the halls where shadows scheme,
Monopolists weave their golden dream,
Yet greed, a chain, tightens fast,
As echoes of justice grow at last.
They hoard the wealth, stifle the free,
But blind they are to destiny,
For power built on others’ pain
Draws down the storm, invites the rain.
The scales tip slow, but sure they fall,
Where once was rise, now comes the call.
No fortress high, no vault so deep,
Can hide the seeds that justice reaps.
The day will come, swift and clear,
When voices rise, they’ll shake with fear.
For in the end, truth takes its toll --
And chains of gold will break the soul.
This suit is about rent fixing. They're welcome and encouraged to continue providing a nice UX for tenants, just not to facilitate collusion to fund it.
We are talking about the program that deliberately advises leaving apartments empty to decrease supply and increase rents?
For would be tenants the choice is paying through the nose, or homelessness. The option to delay homelessness by getting stuck in a debt trap does not make it tenant friendly.
> RealPage helps tenants pay their rent on time with an innovative financial product, supercharged with AI, that allows tenants to break up their single monthly payment into two digital payments. This helps tenants manage their finances and even supports reporting to credit reporting agencies, allowing tenants to build credit history.
"supercharged with AI"? Did you copy and paste this from RealPage's website? What does AI do to allow splitting payments?
There's a very cogent argument to be made that this credit reporting is an abuse of the credit system for one very simple reason: rent/leasing is NOT a credit line. I have never, ever seen a residential rental or lease agreement that allows you payment in arrears. If you're paying upfront, you're not being extended credit by the landlord, so why should they be allowed to report this to the CRAs as such, not to mention, of course, any delinquencies.
> RealPage is a great help to property managers, but really shines when it comes to the tenant experience.
This literally sounds like astroturf, and not exactly subtle at that.
Also given that one of RP's design goals is "maximizing rental profitability", how does that benefit the "tenant experience"?
