Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under ...

New York City landlords will be required to pay costly broker fees for tenants under a plan approved by the City Council that ...

The City Council overwhelmingly passed a measure to shift the burden of broker fees to landlords. Here’s what that means for ...

Apartment hunters in New York City got good news on Wednesday when the City Council there passed a bill that would largely ...

The City Council approved a bill on Wednesday that would curb a loathed New York City real estate practice: making renters ...

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 -- On Wednesday, November 14th, 2024, the New York City Council voted the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act, or FARE ...

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.

The legislation would eliminate a fee imposed to be shown an apartment, have an application be processed and sign a lease.

During Wednesday’s rally, Ossé credited the Council’s progressive leadership with getting the FARE Act over the finish line.

Legislation passed this week in New York City leaves Boston as the last major city where tenants can be required to pay hefty ...

Opponents of the legislation say the measure could lead to higher rents and argue that landlords could put broker fees into ...