A pair of state lawmakers plan to introduce a bill to “impose hefty fines” against landlords and brokers who don’t follow New York’s newly enacted rent laws. Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal said Thursday she and Assemblymember Harvey Epstein (both D-Manhattan) are drafting a measure to boost
State lawmakers say they will introduce a bill to slap brokers and landlords who violate New York’s recently enacted rent regulations with “heavy penalties.” Assembly members Linda Rosenthal and Harvey Epstein are in the midst of crafting legislation that would impose fines “in the thousands”
Real estate brokers who match prospective tenants with landlords are claiming a new cap on application fees doesn’t apply to them — snubbing a key part of New York’s recent rent-law overhaul. The sweeping housing measure state lawmakers passed in June bars landlords from charging more than $20