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Gay Gen-Z New York City Council member Chi Ossé has successfully done something that has failed in past attempts — ending the longtime practices of having apartment-seekers pay expensive brokers’ fees… and he did it, in part, by using social media videos.

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[–] celeste@kbin.earth 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn't like the headline not mentioning the law, but I appreciated it highlighting the guy's repeated attempts, ending in (hopefully) success.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-broker-fee-legislation-becomes-law/

Another article on the subject.