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Council backs effort to bar landlords from forcing tenants to pay broker fees, will pursue home‑rule petition and support state bills
Summary
Following public comment and a council committee briefing, Cambridge voted to pursue a home‑rule petition to bar landlords from shifting broker fees onto tenants and to endorse related state legislation; councilors debated likely market effects and implementation details.
The Cambridge City Council voted to advance local and state action aimed at stopping landlords from requiring tenants to pay real estate broker fees when leasing apartments.
At a March 3 meeting the council approved a motion asking the city law department to draft a home‑rule petition that would allow Cambridge to prohibit the common practice of transferring brokers’ fees to tenants. The council also voted to go on record supporting two pending state bills addressing “junk fees” and broker fee practices.
Public comment and a committee hearing earlier in the week framed the issue around…
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