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Boston is 1 of last places to allow renter-paid broker fees
With New York City ending tenants paying broker fees, could Boston be next?
As New York City ends the practice of landlords charging tenants for the broker fee, Boston remains one of the few cities left in the country where that's part of the deal.
Tell us: Should Boston shift broker fees to landlords?
On Wednesday, the New York City Council approved a bill that would shift the financial burden of broker fees from renters to landlords.
Boston is one of the last places to allow renter-paid broker fees
In the Greater Boston area, the broker’s fee is usually an entire month’s rent. According to Zumper, the average cost of a Boston apartment was just over $3,000 in November. That puts total move-in cost (first and last months’ rent, security deposit, and a broker fee) at a total of at least $12,000.
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Bill to End Forced Rental Broker Fees Goes to Council Vote With Near Veto-Proof Support
He decided to hire a
broker
himself, who secured him an apartment for $2,250 per month with a
broker
fee
of $2,500. New York City and
Boston
are the only U.S. cities where tenants often pay ...
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NYC Council votes to end forced broker fees
The Council on Wednesday approved the revised FARE Act, shifting broker fees from tenants to the hiring party, typically ...
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on MSN
NYC Council passes bill to end broker fees for tenants in veto-proof vote
The New York City Council passed, in a 42-8 vote, a bill that will put an end to forcing tenant-paid brokers fees, as the ...
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NYC bans forcing tenants to pay real estate brokers hired by landlords
Tenants searching for an apartment in New York City have long been forced to pay thousands of dollars to real estate brokers ...
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