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New York City Council Votes to End Broker Fees Squeezing Renters

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258 points JumpCrisscross | 1 comments | 13 Nov 24 21:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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GenerWork ◴[13 Nov 24 22:31 UTC] No.42130920[source]▶
While I do agree with the spirit of this, doesn't this mean that any fees that brokers require will be included in the rent?
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1. ForHackernews ◴[13 Nov 24 22:33 UTC] No.42130937[source]▶
Landlords can shop around and brokers will have to compete on price. A potential renter has no ability to pick a different broker.