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AI landlord screening tool will stop scoring low-income tenants after discrimination suit

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US District Judge Angel Kelley issued final approval for a roughly $2.3 million settlement to prevent SafeRent from discriminating against tenants based on income and race.

The settlement stems from a 2022 class action lawsuit filed in Massachusetts .

The suit alleged that the company’s scoring system disproportionately harmed people using housing vouchers.

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English

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