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

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

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

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

Don’t believe the real estate industry’s arguments against the bill shifting fees to landlords, writes columnist Ross Barkan.

The broker fee, long a bane of New York City renters, just got voted out. The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday ...

On November 13, 2024, the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act (FARE) (the Bill) was approved by the New York City Council (City ...

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

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

Boston is the last major U.S. city to maintain the practice of renter-paid broker fees. Is it time to ban broker fees?

The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday to make renting an apartment a little easier. The bill, known as the FARE ...

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