Ban Brokers Fees

Has a Landlord Made You Pay a Broker’s Fee?

We can make that illegal.

Senator Brisport  introduced a bill to make it illegal for landlords to force tenants to pay for brokers the landlord hires. New York’s real estate industry is very powerful and does not want this bill to pass – but together we can make it happen! 

• Follow the bill’s progress here.
• Contact your state legislators and let them know this bill matters to you. Here's how to do it.
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Real estate brokers can be hired by tenants (to help them find apartments,) or by landlords (to help them find tenants for a vacant apartment.) In nearly the entire rest of the country, whoever hires a broker pays the broker – as with nearly any other service. Here in New York, landlords often force their new tenants to pay the cost of the broker that the landlord hired to rent out the apartment.

Let’s put a stop to that.