Asset Living, the Houston-based property manager overseeing more than 285,000 residential units, has been named in an Asset Living lawsuit or class action on several fronts over the past decade, including a federal fair housing case involving families with children, the sprawling RealPage algorithmic rent-fixing antitrust litigation, an active tenant civil rights suit in Colorado, and employment discrimination claims. Two of the largest matters have settled. Others are still moving through federal court.
Fair Housing Settlement Over Families With Children
The most significant resolved case accused Asset Campus Housing, Inc., a predecessor entity of Asset Living, of systematically discriminating against families with children at its student housing properties. The National Fair Housing Alliance, two regional fair housing councils, and a University of Louisville student named Maya Moss filed the suit in July 2018 in the Western District of Kentucky.1National Fair Housing Alliance. Civil Rights Organizations Accuse Asset Campus Housing of Housing Discrimination in Kentucky and Michigan
The complaint alleged violations of the federal Fair Housing Act through a strict “one person per bedroom” occupancy policy that forced parents to sign separate leases and pay double rent for their own children. Moss said she was required to sign an additional lease for her two-year-old daughter at a property called The Arch after disclosing the child’s presence. Testers at a Kentucky property were allegedly told, “this is probably not where you want to live” after mentioning two children.
A settlement announced in March 2020 committed Asset Campus Housing to opening access to 140,000 beds across 77 cities and 40 states to families with children, dismantling the challenged occupancy policies.2National Fair Housing Alliance. Fair Housing Groups Reach Settlement Expanding Housing Opportunities for Thousands of Children
RealPage Rent-Fixing Settlement
Asset Living is one of roughly 50 large apartment owners and operators named in In re RealPage, Inc., Rental Software Antitrust Litigation, a multidistrict class action pending before Judge Crenshaw in the Middle District of Tennessee. The suit alleges the defendants fed nonpublic data into RealPage’s revenue management software, which then generated coordinated pricing recommendations that pushed rents above competitive levels.3Multifamily Dive. RealPage Settlement Algorithmic Pricing
In May 2026, Asset Living reached a $7.5 million settlement as part of the second batch of class settlements in the case. The company agreed to stop giving RealPage nonpublic data used in price recommendations and to stop using RealPage revenue management tools that incorporate competitors’ nonpublic data. Asset Living admitted no wrongdoing.
The broader litigation has produced close to $360 million in settlements across two rounds. A first batch of 26 settlements worth more than $141.8 million received preliminary approval in November 2025, with Greystar paying the largest share at $50 million. The second batch, which included Asset Living, added $218 million across 14 settlements involving 11 landlord defendants. The Department of Justice separately settled with RealPage in November 2025, requiring the company to stop sharing competitors’ sensitive data in real time and to cooperate with ongoing government litigation against property managers.4U.S. Department of Justice. Justice Department Requires RealPage to End Sharing Competitively Sensitive Information
Miller v. Asset Living: Active Tenant Civil Rights Case
In September 2024, three tenants sued Asset Living, an entity called AMFP V Central Park LLC, and property manager Shanna Martinez in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The case, Miller et al v. Asset Living, LLC et al, Case No. 1:24-cv-02687, brought claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, and Colorado’s warranty of habitability statute.5PACER Monitor. Miller et al v. Asset Living, LLC et al
On March 12, 2026, Judge Nina Y. Wang adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendation and partially granted the defendants’ motions to dismiss. The ADA claim and a Denver Municipal Code claim were dismissed with prejudice. Claims under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act were dismissed without prejudice, leaving room to amend. Four claims survived: Fair Housing Act violations, Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act violations, breach of the warranty of habitability, and retaliation under Colorado law. A status conference was set for July 1, 2026.
Employment Discrimination Suits
Asset Living has been sued twice in federal court over employment discrimination. In July 2023, a plaintiff named Michael Rel filed a Title VII job discrimination case in the District of Arizona. Rel voluntarily dismissed the entire action in October 2023, and Judge James A. Soto approved the dismissal and closed the file.6PACER Monitor. Rel v. Asset Living LLC
A newer suit, Southwick v. Asset Living, LLC et al, was filed in May 2026 in the District of Nevada. It names Asset Living along with subsidiaries Asset Campus USA and Asset Plus USA, and a professional employer organization, SWBC Professional Employer Services. The complaint is classified as an employment-related civil rights claim. As of early June 2026, the defendants were being served and the matter was assigned to an early neutral evaluation program.7PACER Monitor. Southwick v. Asset Living, LLC et al
Consumer Complaint Pattern
Beyond formal litigation, Asset Living has accumulated a substantial volume of consumer complaints. Its Better Business Bureau profile, which notes the company is not BBB-accredited, showed 416 complaints filed over the prior three years as of mid-2026, with 107 closed in the most recent 12-month period. Of the 416, 333 were listed as unanswered.8Better Business Bureau. Asset Living Complaints
The most common complaint categories involved service or repair issues (155), product issues (117), and billing disputes (77). Tenants cited problems with security deposit refunds, pest infestations, lack of hot water, and aggressive use of collection agencies for disputed charges. At least one complaint referenced an active Texas Attorney General case tied to habitability concerns at an Asset Living-managed property in Arlington.9Better Business Bureau. Asset Living Complaints Page 2 Individual complaints are not lawsuits, but they help explain the volume of housing and consumer-protection claims that have reached federal court.