One year later, here’s how the FARE Act… has fared.  Thursday marks one year since the City Council approved the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act, which mandates that whoever hires a rental broker is responsible for paying said broker.  What constitutes “hires” has been a major point of contention. The law says if an agent publishes a listing with a landlord’s blessing, that agent can’t collect their fee from a tenant. The Real Estate Board of New York says this violates the First Amendment because it discourages a certain class of people (agents) from expressing a specific type of […]

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