{"id":20,"date":"2026-09-13T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/buyfelicialistings-com\/2026\/09\/13\/new-jersey-protects-renters-by-regulating-algorithms\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:00:00","slug":"new-jersey-protects-renters-by-regulating-algorithms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/13\/new-jersey-protects-renters-by-regulating-algorithms\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Protects Renters by Regulating Algorithms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>With housing costs continuing to climb, New Jersey has taken an important step to protect renters by passing the FAIR Act. This new legislation restricts landlords from using sensitive personal data in rent-setting algorithms and blocks coordinated rent increases driven by these technologies. These safeguards are meant to prevent algorithm-driven rent collusion\u2014an issue that\u2019s become more pressing as technology shapes more of the rental market. With over 30 years serving clients through complex real estate transitions across Central and North Jersey, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how policy shifts like this can impact both property owners and renters. It\u2019s essential to stay informed as changes unfold, especially when they aim to bring greater fairness and transparency to our communities.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/new-jersey-restricts-rent-setting-algorithms-amid-rising-housing-costs\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With housing costs continuing to climb, New Jersey has taken an important step to protect renters by passing the FAIR Act. This new legislation restricts landlords from using sensitive personal data in rent-setting algorithms and blocks coordinated rent increases driven by these technologies. These safeguards are meant to prevent algorithm-driven rent collusion\u2014an issue that\u2019s become [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":55,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}