RealPage Sues City of Berkeley to Stop Unconstitutional Ordinance Banning Lawful Speech

Company will defend technology’s role in supporting efficient and affordable housing and seek an injunction against legislation adopted based on false claims concerning its revenue management software RICHARDSON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RealPage®, the leading global provider of AI-enabled software platforms to the real estate industry, announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Berkeley, California (the “City”) for passing a sweeping and unconstitutional ordinance that bans lawful speech and was prompted by an intentional campaign of misinformation and often-repeated false claims about the company’s revenue management software. RealPage is seeking a judgment and injunction against the City’s recently adopted ordinance that seeks to prohibit the use of math and publicly available information to provide advice or recommendations to its customers who own and manage rental housing properties. Specifically, the ordinance seeks to ban algorithms that use any “information” to advise or recommend market-appropriate rent prices for rental housing properties. The Berkeley City Council passed the ordinance on March 25, 2025, following an increasingly common misinformation campaign espousing demonstrably false information to encourage the passage of laws that would do nothing to improve housing availability or affordability. Instead, these inaccuracies and flawed assumptions result in bad policy decisions such as this unconstitutional ordinance and threaten to disincentivize future development to address the housing shortage. RealPage’s revenue management software contributes to a healthier and more efficient rental housing ecosystem that benefits both renters and housing providers. The unconstitutional ordinance, codified at Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.63, is set to go into effect on April 24, 2025, unless enjoined by the court. “RealPage is proud of the solutions we provide and the role…