Virginia K. Smith

Q: My daughter just rented an apartment in Manhattan and to my dismay I discovered on move-in day that there was a chemical dependency residential treatment program right across the street. The broker didn't say anything about this but took an almost $6,000 fee. Do I have any recourse?

A: In a word: no. Your broker was under no obligation whatsoever to tell you about a nearby rehab center, say our experts.

Even as the Attorney General tries to make it harder than ever to list your apartment on a short-term rental site, a growing number of services are aiming to make the process as easy as possible, the New York Times reported over the weekend. For hosts willing to pay fees that can vary anywhere from three to 50 percent of their profits, a variety of services are now available, offering to handle everything f

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