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

The law will lower up-front costs for many renters, but its effects on rents, vacancy rates, and competition remain to be seen.

Massachusetts renters are poised to get some relief from onerous broker fees under a provision tucked into the 2026 spending ...

With Healey’s signature, a broker’s fee will now be charged to whichever party, between the tenant and landlord, first ...

The new law will allow tenants to move without paying sometimes thousands of dollars for a broker they did not hire.

The New York City Council approved the FARE Act last November, and REBNY quickly filed suit to try to stop the law. With Judge Abrams’s decision, that effort now seems to have failed. REBNY President ...

Governor Healey announced on Wednesday that mandatory renter-paid brokers’ fees will soon be banned in the Bay State.

New York City Council passed the FARE Act last fall with a veto-proof majority, putting an end to tenant-paid fees and requiring more transparency around rental costs.

News Jun 11, 2025 / 07:15 AM EDT Mandatory broker fees are banned in New York City as of Wednesday. Broker fee ban takes effect in New York City News / Jun 11, 2025 / 07:15 AM EDT ...

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 upwards of $4,200 in mystery charges ...

New York City renters who settle on apartments that have broker fees pay an average of almost $13,000 to secure the keys to a property, which frequently includes thousands of dollars in fees for ...