5 ways you can report a fake rental listing found on social media

… Finding an apartment in New York City has never been easy but con artists on social … 537 victims lost a combined $57 million to investment and rental scams in New York according to data from the Federal … and federal agencies where you can report a social media rental apartment scam Editors Note This story is part of a …

By Celia Young |July 24, 2024 - 11:30AM
I went to a showing for a no-fee rental. Why did the agent ask for a broker fee?

… … Broker fees are an annoying fact of renting a New York City apartment These fees can be a huge hurdle for any renter but there is one legitimate reason why an agent would …

By Celia Young |July 17, 2024 - 12:30PM
Notable New Yorkers join push for broker fee bill ahead of City Council hearing

… star a venture capitalist and the creator of a niche New York City meme page Its the annoyance of having to pay a … Ossé reintroduced his bill dubbed the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses FARE Act on Feb 29th in his second attempt … hires a broker in NYC to pay for that brokers services Currently tenants often pay a broker fee even if the landlord …

By Celia Young |June 4, 2024 - 5:00PM
NYC real estate firm fined $260,000 for charging sky-high broker fees

… drew headlines last year but this year theyre drawing fines New Yorks Department of State reached a settlement with a … broker fees including a $20000plus commission on a rentstabilized Upper West Side apartment in 2022 as first … agreed to pay a $50000 fine $210000 to the dozens of renters who coughed up the high fees and to change its …

By Celia Young |January 31, 2024 - 1:30PM
3 NYC housing voucher holders say they’re being ghosted by agents unwilling to rent to them

… him left and right And while they always give a different reason he suspects its because he plans to pay for his … consequences on their end Diaz is one of the thousands of New Yorkers who use CityFHEPSa voucher program that covers part of a tenants rent CityFHEPS which has served 26000 households since 2018 …

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