> If a subset of companies use the exact same algorithm for price discovery, is there a form of price-fixing? This is the key question being argued.
No it's not. You're missing a critical bit here. The argument is that there's actual enforcement of the price the software suggests, and at that point it really seems completely irrelevant whether the enforced price was determined by an algorithm or a person:
"The software company actively "polices" landlords to ensure that they comply with the rent cost it generates, the lawsuit alleges. Failure to impose the RealPage rents could lead to landlords being expelled from the organization, according to the suit."
No it's not. You're missing a critical bit here. The argument is that there's actual enforcement of the price the software suggests, and at that point it really seems completely irrelevant whether the enforced price was determined by an algorithm or a person:
"The software company actively "polices" landlords to ensure that they comply with the rent cost it generates, the lawsuit alleges. Failure to impose the RealPage rents could lead to landlords being expelled from the organization, according to the suit."
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