Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) — litigation: Filed lawsuit (NACA v. RentGrow) against tenant screening company RentGrow for unfair and deceptive algorithmic practices under DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act. Survived motion to dismiss November 2024.
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Our claim
entire record- Subject
- Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
- Value
- Filed lawsuit (NACA v. RentGrow) against tenant screening company RentGrow for unfair and deceptive algorithmic practices under DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act. Survived motion to dismiss November 2024.
- As Of
- November 2024
- Notes
- Filed Oct 1, 2024 with Richman Law & Policy and NACA. Alleges RentGrow generates screening reports with serious errors disproportionately affecting marginalized communities.
Source evidence
1 src · 2 checksNoteThe claim states the motion to dismiss was survived in 'November 2024' (as of 2024-11), but the source clearly states the motion to dismiss was survived on 'November 21, 2025' — a full year later. This is a direct temporal contradiction. The claim's 'asOf' date of 2024-11 makes this claim factually incorrect for that time period, as the motion to dismiss ruling did not occur until November 2025. All other elements of the claim (lawsuit filed Oct 1, 2024; EPIC/Richman Law & Policy/NACA involvement; allegations about errors and biases; DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act) are confirmed by the source.
NoteThe source text confirms the core facts about the lawsuit filing (date, parties, legal basis, and allegations about errors affecting marginalized communities). However, the source excerpt provided does not contain information about a motion to dismiss or its outcome in November 2024. The claim includes 'Survived motion to dismiss November 2024' which cannot be verified from this source text. The source appears to be from the EPIC website documenting the case, but the excerpt cuts off before discussing any motion to dismiss proceedings. This is a partial confirmation because the main lawsuit details are verified but a key temporal claim (November 2024 motion to dismiss survival) is unverifiable from the provided source.