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. The post New York City Council approves bill shifting broker fees to landlords appeared first on Boston.
City Council passes bill shifting broker fee burden to landlords, sparking backlash from real estate industry and key critics
The New York City Council passed a landmark bill on Wednesday, aiming to relieve renters of paying hefty broker fees — a cost that will now fall on the party
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 requiring landlords to pay fees for brokers they hire to list and show apartments.
Bye-bye broker fee: NYC Council approves bill to eliminate fee for most tenants
The New York City Council approved new legislation on Wednesday that will eliminate hefty upfront broker fees for most renters.
With New York City ending tenants paying broker fees, could Boston be next?
As New York City ends the practice of landlords charging tenants for the broker fee, Boston remains one of the few cities left in the country where that's part of the deal.
NYC Council passes bill to end broker fees for tenants in veto-proof vote
The New York City Council passed, in a 42-8 vote, a bill that will put an end to forcing tenant-paid brokers fees, as the city looks for strategies to tackle the housing affordability crisis. Now, whoever hires the broker will have to pay their fees.
Tell us: Should Boston shift broker fees to landlords?
On Wednesday, the New York City Council approved a bill that would shift the financial burden of broker fees from renters to landlords.
NYC Council set to vote Wednesday on bill shifting broker fees from renters to landlords
The New York City Council is set to vote on Wednesday on a bill that would eliminate a steep upfront cost for most renters trying to move in the five boroughs: broker fees.
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 hit to the real estate industry.
Would Boston end broker fees for renters, now that New York City is about to?
New York City appears to getting rid of broker fees. In Boston, where 65-percent of residents rent, it's still an issue.
NYC Bans Tenant-Paid Broker Fees
New York is one of the few cities where tenants paid broker fees instead of landlords. Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under legislation that passed Wednesday after overcoming fierce backlash from the city’s real estate lobby.
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