HB1612 Relative to the use of price-fixing websites, algorithms, or other software by landlords.
Relative to the use of price-fixing websites, algorithms, or other software by landlords.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Algorithmic rent-fixing tools inflate rents by coordinating pricing across competing landlords; banning them could reduce rent increases for NH tenants.
Your Community
Algorithmic price coordination undermines free market competition in housing, contributing to NH's housing affordability crisis.
Your Freedom
Protects renters from anticompetitive practices while preserving landlords' right to set their own rents based on their own judgment.
Status
Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 House Journal 16
Sponsor
Ellen Read (D)
The Short Version
Would have banned landlords from using algorithmic pricing software (like RealPage) that coordinates rent increases across properties. Tabled by the majority (198-147). These tools have been accused of enabling rent-fixing nationwide.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Renters facing algorithmically inflated rents
- ▲ Housing affordability advocates
- ▲ Free market competition
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Landlords and property managers using pricing software
- ▼ Software companies like RealPage that sell these tools
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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