Just days after being sworn into office, new North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has sued seven large companies that own thousands of apartments and other housing units, alleging they've been illegally colluding to raise rents,

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson took legal action Tuesday against six landlords accused of illegally raising rent prices in the state.

North Carolina’s attorney general says six landlords operating in the state – including two with properties in southeast North Carolina – are colluding together to illegally raise rent prices.

In his first major action as North Carolina Attorney General, Jeff Jackson has sued six large property management companies, accusing them of conspiring to keep rent prices above market rates.