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Catching up with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes
Jan 3, 2025
Kris Mayes, Arizona's Attorney General, dives into crucial topics affecting residents. She discusses legal actions against collusion among landlords driving up rental prices and ongoing opioid lawsuits aimed at protecting public health. Mayes sheds light on scams in sober living homes and the complexities surrounding a lawsuit against a Saudi-owned alfalfa farm over groundwater use. With an eye on the future, she shares her commitment to ensuring accountability and protecting the rights of Arizonans.
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- Attorney General Kris Mayes emphasizes the urgent need to protect renters' rights against collusion among landlords driving unethical rent increases.
- Efforts are underway to responsibly allocate opioid settlement funds to support addiction recovery while criticizing misallocation to prison budgets.
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Addressing Renters' Rights and Alleged Collusion
The Arizona Attorney General emphasizes the need to protect renters' rights amidst soaring rental prices, attributing some of the spike to collusion among major landlords using RealPage's algorithm. This algorithm enabled nine major landlords in Arizona to share proprietary information, leading to systematic rent increases, which is seen as an antitrust violation. With rental prices rising over 75% since 2016, the Attorney General has taken legal action against these landlords and RealPage to address the unethical increase in rent costs affecting countless Arizonans. The focus on renters' rights is positioned as a crucial aspect of making life more affordable for residents in a challenging housing market.
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