Contact Congress about H.R. 6124: End Rent Fixing Act of 2025

Landlords could not pay for services that help set rents with other landlords. The bill also bans people or companies from running those rent-coordination systems. Renters and enforcers could sue, and successful private cases would get triple damages.

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End Rent Fixing Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on H.R. 6124: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects renters, landlords, property managers, and rent-pricing software companies. Renters could gain a stronger way to challenge coordinated rent setting. Landlords and software providers would need to avoid shared systems that recommend rents or lease terms across multiple owners. Federal and state enforcers would get clearer power to bring cases.

Why this matters: Renters could face higher prices if landlords use the same shared tools to move rents together instead of setting prices on their own. This bill tries to stop that kind of coordination before it works like price-fixing. It could push landlords and software companies toward more independent pricing. The real impact is not certain, because it depends on how courts read the bill and how common these tools are today.

Key provisions in H.R. 6124

• Landlords could not pay for services that coordinate rent prices. Running those services would also be illegal, and both would count as automatic violations of section 1 of the Sherman Act, a federal antitrust law.
• A coordinating function covers shared rent-pricing systems. The system must collect rent and lease data from at least two rental owners, use shared formulas or algorithms, and recommend rents, lease terms, or occupancy levels to multiple owners.
• The bill covers residential units used as homes. That includes houses, apartments, accessory units, manufactured homes, and lots in manufactured housing communities. It does not cover medical, long-term care, or correctional facilities.
• The Federal Trade Commission could bring civil cases for violations. It could seek civil penalties and act against nonprofits as well as for-profit businesses.
• The U.S. Attorney General and state attorneys general could enforce the Act. They would use the same powers and procedures they already have under federal antitrust laws.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 6124

What is H.R. 6124?

Landlords could not pay for services that help set rents with other landlords. The bill also bans people or companies from running those rent-coordination systems. Renters and enforcers could sue, and successful private cases would get triple damages.

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Who should I contact about H.R. 6124?

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