Elaborate apartment scams on Instagram can cost renters thousands—along with their pride

… Emily rents an apartment in Flatbush Brooklyn on a monthtomonth lease and like many … of these scams have become  Brick Underground spoke to six agents who said scammers have impersonated them or their … estate scams in New York state according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation    Those losses are lower …

By Celia Young |July 9, 2024 - 1:30PM
Notable New Yorkers join push for broker fee bill ahead of City Council hearing

… York City meme page Its the annoyance of having to pay a brokers fee A handful of notable New Yorkers have backed a … Ossé reintroduced his bill dubbed the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses FARE Act on Feb 29th in his second attempt … to raise awareness about the bill because he worries broker fees limit NYCs ability to attract young talented workers I …

By Celia Young |June 4, 2024 - 5:00PM
3 NYC housing voucher holders say they’re being ghosted by agents unwilling to rent to them

… its because he plans to pay for his apartment with a housing voucher Theres no definitive way to suggest that … who use CityFHEPSa voucher program that covers part of a tenants rent CityFHEPS which has served 26000 households …  agents should treat voucher holders It is illegal for a landlord to refuse to accept a CityFHEPS voucher or any …

By Celia Young |August 23, 2023 - 1:26PM