NYC's broker fee law, the FARE Act, takes effect today, shifting the financial burden of paying brokers from renters to landlords.

NYC ditched broker fees last week in a supposed win for tenants, but landlords didn’t waste any time hiking rents to make up the difference.

Well this is just un-FARE. Sneaky New York City landlords have been using tricky tactics to get around a new law that bans them from charging broker fees to renters — hitting them with up to … ...

Massachusetts renters are poised to get some relief from onerous broker fees under a provision tucked into the 2026 spending package that Governor Maura Healey has pledged to sign.

News What every NYC renter needs to know about the game-changing FARE Act before signing a lease Published: Jun. 17, 2025, 7:30 a.m.

The burden of brokers’ fees may soon shift from the renter to the landlord. The City Council on Wednesday is expected to pass the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act — or the FARE Act — which ...

Sneaky New York City landlords have been using tricky tactics to get around a new law that bans them from charging broker fees to renters — hitting them with up to $4,200 in mystery charges, The ...

Lawmakers on Beacon Hill in Boston have just passed a budget bill that includes legislation to eliminate renter-paid broker fees.

Gov. Maura Healey proposed a change in who pays broker fees, adding that it’s part of a bigger plan to address the state’s housing crisis.

Mass. lawmakers are on precipice of outlawing mandatory tenant-paid broker’s fees in $61 billion budget By Samantha J. Gross and Matt Stout Globe Staff, Updated June 30, 2025, 6:07 a.m.

The proposal represents a deal between House and Senate leaders that slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in spending from health care and other areas from earlier drafts.