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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania bans algorithmic rent-setting software under consumer protection law
Last action · May 22, 2025: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, May 22, 2025Sponsors: Rick Krajewski and 20 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 140 amends the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law to classify the use of as an unfair or deceptive practice for residential and commercial real property. The measure takes effect in 60 days.
Landlords and property management companies operating in Pennsylvania will be prohibited from using software that aggregates multi-property data to recommend rent prices, lease terms, or occupancy levels, altering pricing methods for residential and commercial leasing.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
real estate lessors
Landlords and property managers are prohibited from utilizing algorithmic software systems to recommend rental prices and lease terms.
residential tenants
Tenants experience a change in the legal framework governing how landlords calculate rent amounts and lease renewal terms.
commercial tenants
Commercial tenants are subject to pricing practices that exclude the use of multi-property algorithmic rent-setting tools.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- May 22, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, May 22, 2025
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Expansion of Consumer Protection to Rental Technology
The legislation extends traditional consumer protection and unfair trade laws to regulate modern pricing algorithms used by real estate lessors.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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