NYC broker fee law — which protects tenants from costs — challenged by real estate agents in 11th-hour push

These agents are trying to broker a last-minute deal.

New York City’s real estate industry is making an 11th-hour bid to halt a new law that shifts the burden of costly broker fees away from renters before it takes effect next month.

The Real Estate Board of New York, the city’s powerful group of over 10,000 real estate professionals, filed a motion earlier this month seeking to put the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act on pause until the court battle over the law plays out…

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