The City Council approved a bill on Wednesday that would curb a loathed New York City real estate practice: making renters ...

The City Council overwhelmingly passed a measure to shift the burden of broker fees to landlords. Here’s what that means for ...

New York City landlords will be required to pay costly broker fees for tenants under a plan approved by the City Council that ...

Apartment hunters in New York City got good news on Wednesday when the City Council there passed a bill that would largely ...

New York renters would no longer be on the hook for costly broker fees when signing a new apartment lease, under a measure ...

NEW YORK -- On Wednesday, November 14th, 2024, the New York City Council voted the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act, or FARE ...

During Wednesday’s rally, Ossé credited the Council’s progressive leadership with getting the FARE Act over the finish line.

Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under ...

The New York City Council has outlawed the practice of landlords passing broker fees onto residential tenants in New York ...

The legislation would eliminate a fee imposed to be shown an apartment, have an application be processed and sign a lease.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with New York City Council Member Chi Ossé about his FARE act, which shifts the responsibility for broker fees from the tenant to the landlord in many cases.

Opponents of the legislation say the measure could lead to higher rents and argue that landlords could put broker fees into ...