An upstart real estate company has been accused of stealing trade secrets from rental giant Citi Habitats, which has the city’s largest landlord database, according to a lawsuit.
Urban Compass allegedly logged on to Citi Habitats’ insider database to access proprietary information on Citi’s 12,000 listings, as well as nonpublic info on landlords, buyers, sellers and rental histories, Citi Habitats charges.
The suit, filed Tuesday, seeks unspecified damages.
Leonard Steinberg, Urban Compass’ president, did not return calls for comment.