There are many costs associated with living in an increasingly expensive New York City, but the broker fee might be the most detested one. Moving into an apartment in the city can easily cost more than $10,

The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday that shifts the burden of broker fees from tenants to landlords.The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses, or F.A.R.E., Act passed, getting 42 of 51 votes,

The New York City Council passed a landmark bill on Wednesday, aiming to relieve renters of paying hefty broker fees — a cost that will now fall on the party

In a city where the cost of living continues to soar, a new bill is set to address one of the most burdensome expenses for renters in New York City.

New York City appears to getting rid of broker fees. In Boston, where 65-percent of residents rent, it's still an issue.

Tenants searching for an apartment in New York City have long been forced to pay thousands of dollars to real estate brokers

New York is one of the few cities where tenants paid broker fees instead of landlords. Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under legislation that passed Wednesday after overcoming fierce backlash from the city’s real estate lobby.

The City Council overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that would largely shift the cost of broker fees to landlords, in a hit to the real estate industry. The controversial bill — dubbed the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act (FARE) — passed with a veto-proof majority of 42-8.

The broker fee, long a bane of New York City renters, just got voted out. The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday requiring landlords to pay fees for brokers they hire to list and show apartments.

New York renters would no longer be on the hook for costly broker fees when signing a new apartment lease, under a measure passed by the city council Wednesday.