Remember when robots weren’t in charge?
I 'member.
The focal point of the dispute revolved around an adopted amendment, which proponents of the bill alleged had been crafted by a software company lobbying against the proposed legislation.
dispute revolved around an adopted amendment
Does the article say which state senator submitted the amendment?
If you live in the state, you should be sure to know, or find out, and consider the next time you vote.
It does.
Last week, Senator Joann Ginal, a Fort Collins Democrat, proposed an amendment on the Senate floor permitting the use of rent-setting algorithms, provided that the data utilized was publicly available. This version of the bill subsequently passed in the Senate.
Speaking to The Denver Post on Tuesday, Ginal defended the amendment, asserting that individuals should have the freedom to utilize apps and algorithms they have purchased. She maintained that the allegations against RealPage remain unproven, emphasizing the importance of awaiting the outcome of ongoing legal proceedings and investigations.
In response to the Senate’s alterations, Denver Democratic Representatives Javier Mabrey and Steven Woodrow, the bill’s sponsors in the House, rejected the changes, arguing that they undermined the bill’s original intent.
Last week, Senator Joann Ginal, a Fort Collins Democrat, proposed an amendment on the Senate floor permitting the use of rent-setting algorithms, provided that the data utilized was publicly available. This version of the bill subsequently passed in the Senate.
People who live in the state should call her office and register their displeasure with her vote.
Another reminder that many democrats are still conservative garbage.
Helps to remember we have no left leaning political party here
We have a far right party and a conservative party. Both beholden to corporate donors.
I’ve been hunting for a place to rent for a few weeks now so I can sell my home. Mostly looking in the foothills from Littleton to Golden. I’m seeing price cuts on listings and lots of inventory. And lots of overpriced garbage that’s sitting unrented for weeks. Perhaps the tables are turning a little bit.
Fucking pondscum pieces of shit garbage motherfuckers. That’s what anyone who voted against this is. Our representatives are enemies of the public trust.
I wonder how much Real Page donated to get the bill rejected.
Any sort of formal decision-making process is an algorithm. Are landlords supposed to just have a hunch about what the rent ought to be? Or would it be like a “no calculators” test in school, where you’re still allowed to do the same thing but with pencil and paper?
Rents shall be determined solely by true random number generators
The benefit to not having an algorithm is that landlords have to compete against each other and guess what the market considers a reasonable price for their offerings.
If you had an algorithm that factored in square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, distance to schools, distance to transit, etc. and everybody followed it strictly, you would have a cartel of landlords and no competition among each other. At that point, what stops them from collectively agreeing to raise the price by 5% each year? It’s not like housing supply will ever exceed demand, and consumers can’t exactly boycott shelter.
Landlords are parasites.
You’re correct in theory. However, in practice it’s likely to end up the same way publishing CEO salaries ended up leading to a constant rise in CEO salaries, rather than curtailing them, as intended.
Oh, hey, my Democrat senator from downtown Denver voted against it. Guess I have a phone call to make.
Details matter and there are often subtile details that make an otherwise good thing aweful.
Keep the pressure on them.
