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This is a photograph of brightly painted fire escapes on historic brick buildings in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
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NYC renters have filed hundreds of FARE Act complaints. Here’s what happens next
By Celia Young |October 6, 2025 - 12:30PM
A beautiful pink flowering cherry tree next to an old brick residential building with a fire escape in Astoria Queens New York during spring
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A wet, hot, broker fee-free summer? A major change to rental broker fees is supposed to start in June

… reached out to eight of the top brokerages in NYC to talk about what renting under the FARE Act could look like and … clarify who they work for  The conversation is really just about who works for who Stouffer said If youre meeting this …

By Celia Young |May 12, 2025 - 1:30PM
New-York building facades with fire escape stairs
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NYC defends broker fee law against 'unpersuasive' REBNY lawsuit in court
By Celia Young |February 28, 2025 - 3:30PM
Supporters of the FARE Act gather at a rally at the steps of City Hall before the Nov. 13th vote, where the act passed with 42 council members in favor.
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REBNY sues to block new NYC broker fee law

… Consumer and Worker Protection with informing New Yorkers about the FARE Act through a public outreach campaign … on Dec 14th after Adams who had previously raised concerns about the act raising rents declined to sign it within a …

By Celia Young |December 17, 2024 - 10:45AM
Chi Ossé at the rally at the steps of City Hall before the Nov. 13th vote on the broker fee bill.
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NYC broker fee bill becomes law without Adams’s signature
By Celia Young |December 16, 2024 - 3:00PM
Chi Ossé on the steps of the New York City Council ahead of an afternoon vote on his FARE Act.
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Broker fee bill passes with strong support in NYC Council vote

… damages  Renters and brokers alike should expect to hear about the law even if they missed Brick Undergrounds … a public outreach campaign to let New Yorkers know about the new law  … Money money money … Its well known that … of his success to his social media presence  We are low key about to pass this bill because of TikTok Ossé said at a …

By Celia Young |November 13, 2024 - 3:30PM
A row of colorful old brick apartment buildings and residential buildings with fire escapes along a street in Chelsea of New York City.
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Forget what you’ve heard: You don’t have to pay a ‘good faith’ deposit for a rental
By Celia Young |October 7, 2024 - 3:15PM
Chi Ossé presides over the contentious city council meeting on his broker fee bill on June 12th, 2024.
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Game-changing broker fee bill moves forward in NYC Council
By Celia Young |September 23, 2024 - 5:15PM
Young woman is sitting on a windowsill in an empty room of a newly rented apartment, tired after moving in. stock photo
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3 essential steps for renting a NYC apartment sight-unseen
By Celia Young |September 17, 2024 - 12:30PM
An elevated subway train riding on the line in Long Island City, Queens with Queensboro Bridge behind.
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Fear City: What scares parents the most when their adult children move to NYC
By Celia Young |September 10, 2024 - 2:30PM