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

On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss and vote on various proposed California Consumer Privacy ...

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

"As a lawyer exclusively representing franchisees, the types of claims that I see are numerous and varied. Anything from a ...

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.

But things are about to change. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) CHI OSSE: If you've rented in New York, you probably had to pay a broker's fee, even if you never hired a broker. I'm city council ...

Loan-level price adjustments, or LLPAs, are fees that influence the cost of a conventional mortgage based on a borrower's risk level. LLPA fees lower mortgage pricing for low-risk borrowers ...

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 ...