Paid a broker you never hired? Prove it.
Massachusetts banned renter-paid broker fees in August 2025, yet tenants still get billed. WhoHired archives Greater Boston listings to show who really hired the broker, then hands you the paperwork.
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Proves your Boston broker worked for the landlord, then helps you get your fee back.
Since Aug 1, 2025, only the party who hires a broker may pay its fee in Massachusetts, but “open listing” loopholes still bill tenants. WhoHired archives every Greater Boston rental listing, matches your unit, and builds the evidence and forms you file yourself.
- Step 01
Check your fee for free
A free “is my fee legal?” check asks when you signed and who you hired. Kits are only for leases signed on or after Aug 1, 2025.
- Step 02
We match your unit to its listings
A daily archive of public listings shows who posted your unit, when, and with what fee language: evidence of whose listing it was.
- Step 03
You file your own complaint and demand
We pre-fill your AG complaint and your Chapter 93A 30-day demand letter, add a small-claims guide, and track every deadline. You sign and send.
Built for Greater Boston renters who paid a broker fee.
Proof of who hired the broker
Archived listings for your unit: who posted it, when, and the fee language they used.
Your complaint and demand, pre-filled
Your AG complaint and Chapter 93A 30-day demand letter, ready for you to sign and send.
A small-claims guide
How Massachusetts small claims works for most fees, your dates tracked, and tenant lawyers for contested cases.
First up: First, a free “is my fee legal?” check for renters who signed in the September 1 rush.
The world just changed.
What changed, and where it was reported.
Since Aug 1, 2025 only the party who hires a broker may pay its fee. The AG’s office says having no formal contract with the landlord isn’t enough for a broker to charge a tenant.
WBURRenters still pay: a $1,600 ‘half fee’ near Harvard Square, a $4,000-plus ‘open listing’ fee in Kendall Square. The AG often gets refunds without formal action.
The Boston GlobeThe AG’s broker-fee advisory confirms the Aug 1, 2025 start and cites G.L. c. 186 s. 15B on what landlords may require at the start of a tenancy.
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One person and 2 AI agents.
The agents, all day
- Archiving Boston rental listings
- Matching your unit’s listings
- Drafting your evidence pack
- Tracking 93A and court dates
- Publishing no-names fee stats
What a person does
You sign and send your own letters, and appear in small claims yourself. Any representation is by a Massachusetts-licensed lawyer you hire, paid through 93A fee-shifting. Counsel reviews our templates, and a person handles every takedown request.
Reclaiming an unlawful fee via the AG and your own 93A demand is the law working as designed. WhoHired gives forms and facts you control, never legal advice or threats it signs. Kits cover only leases from Aug 1, 2025 where you didn’t hire the broker. No broker is named publicly.
Is this legal advice?
No. WhoHired gives you forms and facts that you control and sign. For contested or large cases we point you to tenant lawyers, whom 93A fee-shifting can pay.
What if the broker says I hired them?
Some brokers argue that asking about a listing counts as hiring them. That is a fact dispute: the archived listings are your evidence, and a contested case belongs with a lawyer.
Will you name my broker?
No. Our monthly stats page shows fee patterns by listing type, never names. Brokers and landlords can send takedown requests, and a person reviews each one.
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