Brokers and Landlords

RentHop has provided the following flex bedroom and home office update to the Flex/Convertible Bedrooms Advertising Policy from the Compliance Terms to consider home offices flexed bedrooms. Effective March 5, 2024, advertisers may now advertise a home office as a...

We all have experiences like this: as we browse through apartments on the Internet, we notice that some listings have bad photos, like REALLY AWFUL photos. While we may say to ourselves, “oh my god, I will never rent...

UPDATE August 10, 2020 - In light of the legal battle currently being fought over the legality of the new broker fee rules, a NY State Court has temporarily barred the new broker fee laws from going into effect. ...

After an agent violates our advertising policies, we suspend the account and remove all of their listings and Pro Credits. Agents who are reinstated may be asked to provide an accuracy deposit towards their advertising fees to guarantee accurate...

Back in 2009, Lawrence and I were speaking with one of our early investors about spam messages. Specifically, Craigslist postings at the time were full of low-quality ads, and for anyone with a legitimate apartment, they would find their...

Our team frequently discusses how to best handle compliance measures related to inaccurate advertising. After posting a fake or misleading listing, our algorithms and support staff catch or flag the incorrect advertisement. Our Compliance Team corresponds with agents to...