NYC Broker Fees Are Banned But Not Gone as City Ramps Up Enforcement

This article was originally published on October 29 at 5 a.m. EDT by THE CITY REPORTER

So-called “management fees.” Listed apartments already rented. Off-market exclusives dangled like bait.

These are among what some apartment-seekers saw as they searched for rentals in the wake of the 2025 FARE Act, which in almost all cases bans brokers from charging fees to tenants. And those practices all violate that law, the city agency tasked with enforcement alleges…

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