[HN Gopher] New York City Council Approves Bill Shifting Broker ...
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       New York City Council Approves Bill Shifting Broker Fees to
       Landlords
        
       Author : mcargian
       Score  : 4 points
       Date   : 2024-11-13 22:20 UTC (41 minutes ago)
        
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       | Bostonian wrote:
       | For non-rent-controlled apartments this will just raise rents by
       | the amount of the fees.
        
         | flappyeagle wrote:
         | Nope. It's almost sure to lower total cost of rental.
        
         | HelloMcFly wrote:
         | The brokers work for the client, renters have no choice in who
         | they use, little insight into their fees (often they are only
         | added at the end of the process, like all good junk fees), and
         | are in no position to negotiate price. Tenants aren't being
         | served by the broker, landlords are. So let landlords pay the
         | fee so there is some downward pressure on broker pricing.
        
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