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.
Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under ...
NEW YORK -- On Wednesday, November 14th, 2024, the New York City Council voted the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act, or FARE ...
New York City landlords will be required to pay costly broker fees for tenants under a plan approved by the City Council that ...
The Daily Dirt digs into what comes next for the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Expenses Act for NYC rental brokers and beyond ...
Legislation passed this week in New York City leaves Boston as the last major city where tenants can be required to pay hefty ...
In the Greater Boston area, the broker’s fee is usually an entire month’s rent. According to Zumper, the average cost of a ...
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Spread the loveOn November 13, 2024, the New York City Council passed a significant bill that shifts broker fees from renters ...
Tenants searching for an apartment in New York City have long been forced to pay thousands of dollars to real estate brokers.
Renting in Boston is expensive, and some are looking to New York’s recent model for relief. The New York City Council voted this week to ban broker fees for tenants, shifting the financial burden to ...