Law / United States / New Jersey / Hoboken
Ord. No. B-781, Algorithmic Rent Fixing in Rental Housing Market Prohibited
Hoboken Code ch. 158, art. II, sec. 158-2
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In force since 29 July 2025.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding private bodies.
As of 4 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not use software, algorithms, or data-sharing platforms to collect and analyze nonpublic competitor pricing, occupancy, or lease-term information from other Hoboken landlords in order to coordinate, recommend, or implement rental prices, lease terms, or occupancy levels
What it reaches
How the hook was established
express
What it reaches
capability
What makes it apply
Operator establishment
Obligation class
Prohibition
What it makes you log
Logging duty
The section bars a landlord from price fixing using algorithmic pricing. It creates no duty to create, keep, or produce a log or record of the pricing data collected or the prices set.
- Kind
- None
- As of
- 21 September 2026
Who checks it
Audit expectation
none
What this law does
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A landlord renting a residential dwelling unit in Hoboken is prohibited from price fixing using algorithmic pricing, defined as the use of software, algorithms, or data-sharing platforms to collect and analyze nonpublic competitor information from other landlords in order to coordinate, recommend, or implement rental prices, lease terms, or occupancy levels among competing landlords.
Violations may be brought by the Division of Housing or a private citizen to Hoboken Municipal Court, and a conviction carries a fine of up to two thousand dollars, community service of up to ninety days, or the penalty prescribed under N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
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