New York City Council passes bill that would require landlords to pay for broker fees, not tenants
A bill to have NYC landlords pay for broker fees, instead of tenants, is up for a vote before the New York City Council.
City Council scrambles to reassert control in power struggle with Eric Adams after mayor’s ballot wins
City Council is taking on Hizzoner again after an embarrassing defeat over the November ballot by establishing their own ...
How this City Council Member just eliminated NYC's forced broker fees
NEW YORK -- On Wednesday, November 14th, 2024, the New York City Council voted the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act, or FARE ...
New York City Votes to End One of Renters’ Biggest Complaints: the Broker Fee
The broker fee, long a bane of New York City renters, just got voted out. The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday ...
New York City Council Approves Bill Shifting Broker Fees to Landlords
The City Council approved a bill on Wednesday that would curb a loathed New York City real estate practice: making renters ...
New York City ditches broker fees despite objections from realtors
New York City landlords will be required to pay costly broker fees for tenants under a plan approved by the City Council that ...
What to Know About Broker Fees in New York City
The City Council overwhelmingly passed a measure to shift the burden of broker fees to landlords. Here’s what that means for ...
Could Boston follow New York City in ban on requiring tenants to pay broker fees
Legislation passed this week in New York City leaves Boston as the last major city where tenants can be required to pay hefty ...
New York City to ban mandatory broker fees
Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under ...
NYC bill shifting broker fees to landlords overwhelmingly approved by City Council
The City Council overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that would largely shift the cost of broker fees to landlords, in a ...
Council passes measure banning broker fees for most New York City renters
The legislation would eliminate a fee imposed to be shown an apartment, have an application be processed and sign a lease.
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A new law in New York does away with broker fees
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with New York City Council Member Chi Ossé about his FARE act, which shifts the responsibility for broker fees from the tenant to the landlord in many cases.