New York City ditches broker fees

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 pay thousands of dollars in broker fees.
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 renters.
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New York City landlords will be required to pay costly broker fees for tenants under a plan approved by the City Council that real estate groups argue will drive up rents and make it harder to find housing in the city.
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During Wednesday’s rally, Ossé credited the Council’s progressive leadership with getting the FARE Act over the finish line. Council member Sandy Nurse, co-chair of the Council’s Progressive Caucus, told the crowd not to listen to “the bullshit that is being said about the progressive movement.”
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.
Renters no longer pay broker fees under bill passed by City Council
The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday to make renting an apartment a little easier. The bill, known as the FARE Act, requires landlords to pay the fee when they hire a real estate broker to market their properties.
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 fees for real estate brokers hired by their landlords.
Moving to New York City cost us $10K in fees. Those fees are now banned
In a City Council hearing on a bill introduced to ban New York’s broker fee structure, Councilmember Chi Ossé described the fee structure as “an exploitative system that exists virtually nowhere else.” In Boston, legislation that would’ve banned the practice failed to advance earlier this year in the Massachusetts State Senate.
New York City Council passes bill that shifts broker fees to landlords
Opponents of the legislation say the measure could lead to higher rents and argue that landlords could put broker fees into monthly rents.
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On Politics: Good riddance to broker fees
Don’t believe the real estate industry’s arguments against the bill shifting fees to landlords, writes columnist Ross Barkan.