Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed a settlement with the landlord company, Greystar -- with 12 listed locations in the Richmond area -- following claims of algorithmic pricing and anticompetitive practices.