Penalty Amount
$7,000,000
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of nine states in a $7 million settlement with Greystar Management Services LLC, the largest U.S. landlord, for anticompetitive algorithmic pricing practices. Greystar shared competitively sensitive data with competitors via RealPage's algorithms and discussed pricing strategies, leading to inflated rents. The consent decree prohibits such conduct, requires monitoring if using uncertified algorithms, and bars participation in RealPage competitor meetings.
Greystar must pay $7 million to the states, refrain from using anticompetitive algorithms that incorporate competitor data or features, stop sharing competitively sensitive information, accept a court-appointed monitor if using a non-certified third-party pricing algorithm, avoid RealPage-hosted competitor meetings, and cooperate with the ongoing case against RealPage.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements with third-party pricing algorithm providers (e.g., RealPage), internal compliance policies, and any agreements involving data sharing with competitors. Key clauses to scrutinize include data sharing provisions, algorithm usage and certification terms, pricing coordination restrictions, and clauses governing participation in industry meetings or competitor communications. Changes may be needed to explicitly prohibit sharing competitively sensitive data, require pre-approval or certification of pricing algorithms, implement audit and monitoring rights, and ban discussions of pricing strategies with competitors to align with the consent decree's requirements.
Entity
Greystar Management Services LLC
Also known as: Greystar
Industry
Real EstateOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2025-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-announces-settlement-with-landlord-over-algorithmic-pricing-scheme
greystar.pdf?rev=08ab78c1127e421f8cc53999e31a1d10&hash=3BC01
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2025/greystar.pdf?rev=08ab78c1127e421f8cc53999e31a1d10&hash=3BC01962F47009654EAB967CE0DCBC61
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
"Greystar Management Services LLC"
"$7 million settlement"
"shared competitively sensitive data to generate pricing recommendations using RealPage’s algorithms"
"discussed competitively sensitive topics—including pricing strategies, rents, and selected parameters for RealPage’s software—directly with each other"
$7.0M
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $7 million settlement with Greystar Management Services LLC for using RealPage's algorithmic software to illegally align rent prices with competitors by sharing confidential pricing information, violating antitrust laws. Greystar must cease using such anticompetitive algorithms, refrain from data sharing, accept monitoring, and cooperate in the ongoing case against RealPage.
On May 11, 2026, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products. The coalition argues the guidance ignores evidence that flavored e-cigarettes disproportionately drive youth addiction and that FDA has failed to enforce existing authorization requirements for e-cigarette products. The letter references past tobacco and e-cigarette enforcement actions, including the 1998 tobacco master settlement agreement and the 2022 $438.5 million settlement with JUUL Labs.
Connecticut’s legislature passed House Bill 5312, creating new civil enforcement mechanisms for deepfake digital sexual assault, including unauthorized dissemination of synthetically created intimate images and AI-generated child pornography. The bill establishes a private right of action for victims and empowers the Connecticut Attorney General to pursue civil injunctions and penalties against abusers and platforms hosting illegal content. This builds on prior Connecticut laws criminalizing unauthorized intimate image dissemination.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong praised final passage of House Bill 5312, which creates new civil enforcement mechanisms for deepfake digital sexual assault. The legislation allows the AG to pursue civil injunctions and penalties against platforms that disseminate illegal synthetic intimate images, including AI-generated child pornography, and establishes a private right of action for victims. The bill builds on prior Connecticut laws criminalizing unauthorized dissemination of intimate images.
$300K
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a settlement with international trade platform Made-in-China to cease all U.S. sales of unlawful 'research grade' GLP-1 weight loss drugs following an investigation into direct sales to consumers without prescriptions or medical oversight. The settlement prohibits the platform from hosting GLP-1 sales to U.S. customers, requires a monitoring system to remove non-compliant listings, and imposes a $300,000 penalty suspended after an initial $30,000 payment. Additional settlements were announced with Radiance Medspa and Advanced Medical Weight Loss over compounded non-FDA approved GLP-1 drugs.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued a statement on May 1, 2026, announcing the final passage of bipartisan legislation targeting youth social media addiction and artificial intelligence harms. The legislation imposes new obligations on social media companies regarding minor account settings, parental consent, and reporting, as well as requirements for AI chatbot operators and employers using automated decision tools. The statement also references ongoing enforcement actions against Meta and TikTok for allegedly designing addictive platform features for youth.