anthonyBkny
New Member
Hello, I live in Brooklyn New York and I'm wondering if my landlord unlawfully charged me a broker fee.
Brief history of living situation:
My friends had a really great apartment in a really hard to get into area. They were planning on moving later in the year so I moved in with them planning to take over the lease for myself. When they moved out we convinced the landlord to let me take over the lease for only $50 more than the previous (which is really good). 1st months rent, security deposit, no broker fee.
Fast forward two years, I decided to move to the next building over which is owned by them and keep the current place as an art studio because it was more of a loft than an apt.
When I moved into the new place they decided to charge me a brokers fee. But the brokers office is in the same office as the landlords and when I pay my rent I usually hand it to the woman who claimed the brokers fee. I mean they have like 10 different LLC's so I'm sure they are within legal bounds but my question is
1. is it legal for them to do that?
2. do I have a right to get my money back
3. should count my losses and just use it as leverage when I move out at the end of the year when they complain about other little things and try to keep the deposit?
Brief history of living situation:
My friends had a really great apartment in a really hard to get into area. They were planning on moving later in the year so I moved in with them planning to take over the lease for myself. When they moved out we convinced the landlord to let me take over the lease for only $50 more than the previous (which is really good). 1st months rent, security deposit, no broker fee.
Fast forward two years, I decided to move to the next building over which is owned by them and keep the current place as an art studio because it was more of a loft than an apt.
When I moved into the new place they decided to charge me a brokers fee. But the brokers office is in the same office as the landlords and when I pay my rent I usually hand it to the woman who claimed the brokers fee. I mean they have like 10 different LLC's so I'm sure they are within legal bounds but my question is
1. is it legal for them to do that?
2. do I have a right to get my money back
3. should count my losses and just use it as leverage when I move out at the end of the year when they complain about other little things and try to keep the deposit?
