broker fee

Ask Altagracia: If I pay a broker’s fee that a landlord should cover under the FARE Act, can I get a refund?

… illegal for landlords to charge real estate broker fees for rentals said Altagracia PierreOuterbridge attorney and … important takeaway is that under the Fairness in Apartment Rentals FARE Act passed earlier this year you do not pay a … requested you can write a demand letter to the agent for a refund In most cases the letter itself will get the broker …

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |October 22, 2025 - 9:30AM

This is a photograph of brightly painted fire escapes on historic brick buildings in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

The Search

NYC renters have filed hundreds of FARE Act complaints. Here’s what happens next

By Celia Young |October 6, 2025 - 12:30PM

Council members Chi Ossé and Shaun Abreu at a rally before the FARE Act vote in November.

Affordable Housing

NYC's broker fee law survives another challenge from REBNY

By Jennifer White Karp |July 14, 2025 - 3:00PM

The Search

How to move to NYC: A crash course for finding an apartment

By Jennifer White Karp |June 30, 2025 - 9:30AM

Aerial view of NYC residential buildings

Rent

FARE Act takes effect: What NYC renters need to know about the new broker fee law

By Jennifer White Karp |June 10, 2025 - 3:00PM

A beautiful pink flowering cherry tree next to an old brick residential building with a fire escape in Astoria Queens New York during spring

The Search

A wet, hot, broker fee-free summer? A major change to rental broker fees is supposed to start in June

… legions of renters A new law the Fairness in Apartment Rentals FARE Act would require landlords to pay the broker … try to get around the new law by advertising some nofee apartments and then when a prospective renter gets in touch … said If youre meeting this person through StreetEasy or Zillow or whatever make sure you understand what that …

By Celia Young |May 12, 2025 - 1:30PM