July 22, 2026
Attorneys general for Kentucky, Washington state, New Jersey, Maryland and D.C. have asked the Sixth Circuit to review a district court ruling barring them from seeking damages on behalf of their residents alongside private plaintiffs’ settlements in a sweeping multidistrict litigation accusing landlords of using RealPage software to collude on rent prices.
The top state and local enforcers filed a notice of their intent to appeal Tuesday.
They had sought to intervene in the private class action brought by renters to ensure their own claims, filed in separate litigation, would remain unaffected by deals worth more than $300 million between the renters and landlord defendants in the MDL.
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The states and D.C. are represented by their respective attorneys general. Maryland and New Jersey are also represented by Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC. The District of Columbia is additionally represented by Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Spragens Law PLC.