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

… unit If youre reading this article its probably because you just lost some money to an online scammer  Theres a … Hold onto your bank transaction history so you know exactly how much money you lost when and over what platform such as … apartment scam Editors Note This story is part of a series about rental scams on social media including how con artists …

By Celia Young |July 24, 2024 - 11:30AM
Elaborate apartment scams on Instagram can cost renters thousands—along with their pride

… rented an apartment handed over the first months rent and a security deposit and showed up to move in only to have the … Montalvo said We do not accept or ask for good faith deposits to either view or reserve an apartment It is … said she contacted both Meta and the DOS Brian Hourigan a senior managing director at  BOND New York said hes referred …

By Celia Young |July 9, 2024 - 1:30PM
NYC real estate firm fined $260,000 for charging sky-high broker fees

… Wide Apartments agreed to pay a $50000 fine $210000 to the dozens of renters who coughed up the high fees and to change … the Posts story and found that City Wide broke the states real property law because the fees did not reasonably relate … reads the governors announcement of the settlement Real estate licensees are obligated to act with honesty in their …

By Celia Young |January 31, 2024 - 1:30PM