XPost: alt.home.repair
On 11/21/21 3:52 PM, knuttle wrote:
I have a friend who rents in NJ but lives elsewhere who is trying to rent a home through a rental agent.
I _thought_ that rental agents couldn't double dip (at least I always
thought they can't, AFAIK), but the rental agent she is dealing with seems
to be asking to double dip.
How can I find out easily on the net if that's legal?
(I don't want to do a lot of work - but just to look it up for her and win brownie points for that effort.)
Can a NJ rental agent charge both (a) a month's rent for finding a renter
and then (b) charge 10% each month for managing the property (collecting rent, scheduling maintenance & repairs)?
Where would I find this legal information on the net?
Not sure why you would question this.
The agent provides the service of finding and signing up a renter
(service #1). He then provides another service of handling property
management tasks (service #2).
Two separate and independent services earn two separate fees. The
property owner could contract with two different providers...or have the
same provider handle both.
Sorta' like paying a new car dealer "fee" #1 - the difference between
what he paid for the car and what he charges you for it....and fee #2-
what you pay him you for oil changes and post-warranty repairs.
You can buy a car wherever you want and get it serviced wherever you
want- or maybe even service it yourself.
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