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Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing on algorithmic rent price setting in Boston

Last activity February 8, 2026 (7 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    January 23, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council referred this matter to the Committee on Housing and Community Development for a hearing to investigate the use and impact of algorithmic price-setting tools in Boston’s rental market and to consider a potential ban on non-public data driven pricing. The hearing would review related lawsuits and actions in other cities and states.

Affects Boston residents

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Enrique Pepén, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Henry Santana, Liz Breadon, and Sharon Durkan

Now with the Committee on Housing and Community Development

About Housing & Development and Technology & Privacy

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Official title

Order for a hearing to investigate the use, impact, and potential ban of algorithmic price setting in the Boston rental market.

Timeline

  1. January 28, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council