January 27, 2026
A proposed class of renters has settled its price-fixing claims in Illinois federal court against a manufactured housing company that the plaintiffs accused of illegally conspiring with others to hike up rent prices.
December 05, 2025
An Illinois federal judge has tossed a proposed price-fixing class action against multiple manufactured housing companies and a data company, ruling the proposed class failed to show the businesses conspired to jack up rent prices.
January 01, 2025
Attorneys who advise real estate firms are keeping a close eye on how antitrust law is applied to the real estate market as the use of revenue-management tools and pricing algorithms becomes widespread among their clients.
April 16, 2024
A mobile homes data company and multiple manufactured housing companies once again have urged an Illinois federal court to toss rent price-fixing claims brought by a proposed class of mobile home renters.
March 15, 2024
A proposed class of manufactured housing renters has asked an Illinois federal court not to let a mobile homes data company and several manufactured housing companies escape its price-fixing claims.
January 16, 2024
Private equity-backed manufactured housing companies are asking an Illinois federal judge to halt discovery in a lawsuit they face from a proposed class of residents accusing them of price-fixing, saying it would be a waste of resources until their forthcoming request to toss the case is decided.
October 31, 2023
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday consolidated six lawsuits accusing private equity-backed manufactured housing operators of price fixing and appointed attorneys from DiCello Levitt LLP and Hausfeld LLP as co-lead class counsel.
October 25, 2023
A proposed class of manufactured housing residents wants their federal lawsuit consolidated with five other related suits accusing private equity-backed operators of manufactured housing of engaging in price fixing that has sent rent for nearly a million homes soaring past inflation.
September 01, 2023
Private equity-backed operators of manufactured housing, or mobile homes, have engaged in price fixing to send rents for nearly a million homes soaring past inflation, according to a proposed class action filed Thursday in Illinois.