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Broker's Fee - Broker is the son of the Owner

Started by Gstav
over 9 years ago
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I live in NYC and our lease is coming to and end. The owner is hiking up the price to extreme heights. He is pushing us to renew or else he will be start showing the place. The kicker is: His son is the broker who will show the apt, obv charging a brokers fee. Our fear is that the owner is trying to kick us out or doesn't care because at the end of it all his son will cash in on the fee. Is this legal? Is so how come?
Response by nyc_sport
over 9 years ago
Posts: 809
Member since: Jan 2009

Unless your apt is rent stabilized, or you have some contractual renewal right, you have no right to renew the lease at all. or at any price. Whether the owner's son has some financial interest in that decision is beside the point.

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Response by Squid
over 9 years ago
Posts: 1399
Member since: Sep 2008

Yes it is legal if you are a market renter. And if you choose not to renew your lease because it is too high the landlord has every right to show the apartment to new prospective tenants. The fact that his son is the broker is irrelevant.

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Response by fieldschester
over 9 years ago
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Member since: Jul 2013

What neighborhood is this in?

You shouldn't deal with people like this. Yes everything here is legal, you are entitled to nothing; however you owe it to yourself to do business with a higher quality of person.

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Response by 30yrs_RE_20_in_REO
over 9 years ago
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Member since: Mar 2009

Is the son involved at all in the management of the building?

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