From 1 August 2025 the party who hired the broker pays the fee, rather than the tenant paying by convention.
On annually-turning stock this is a new recurring landlord cost — budget roughly one month's rent per turnover.
- Paid by
- the party who hired the broker
In effect since 2025-08-01.
Sources
- Massachusetts broker fee reform (effective 1 August 2025) — Massachusetts FY2026 budget act, broker fee provisionThe reform and its effective date come from the research notes; the session-law chapter number was not corroborated against the primary text, so it is not quoted here.