I watch with bated breath as the Lynn City Council considers enacting additional tenant protections (“Council to vote on enhancing tenants’ rights,” Page A1, Nov. 14). I propose adding a rider to the ...

Don’t believe the real estate industry’s arguments against the bill shifting fees to landlords, writes columnist Ross Barkan.

Last Wednesday, the NYC Council convened a Stated meeting, where they passed and introduced multiple pieces of legislation. The Council passed a ...

On November 13, 2024, the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act (FARE) (the Bill) was approved by the New York City Council (City ...

Landlords can no longer tack on thousands of dollars in fees to new tenants to pay brokers who show rental units.

In New York, unlike nearly every other part of the country, tenants usually pay the fee even though landlords usually hire ...

On Wednesday the New York City Council banned this practice by passing the Fairness in Apartment Rentals, or FARE, Act.

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.

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

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