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and_dont_blink t1_j5pla05 wrote

Reply to comment by elijha in Legal Question (Rental Agent Related) by puglord

>But I'm also curious where you're from that a broker's fee is such a completely alien concept?

I agree with the rest what you're saying, but be aware broker fees are a real rarity elsewhere and aren't as entrenched as they are in the Boston area. You might see them in NYC if you are struggling to find a place, but rarely elsewhere unless you specifically go to a broker agency (and even then they're often hired by the landlords rather than the renter).

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ooolooi t1_j5posqb wrote

Yeah this is right- when I got my first apartment in college with 2 roommates, we got the bog-standard Boston lease with brokers fee/last month up front. We all sent it to our parents to check if it looked reasonable, and our parents (PA, CA, WA) were like "all seems normal except this extra month of rent for no reason???" pretty much exactly like OP said.

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