Five New York real estate brokers are under investigation for allegedly charging extra fees to place HIV-positive tenants, The Real Deal is reporting.
Two of the unnamed brokers are from Queens, two are from the Bronx, and one is from Manhattan.
The city normally pays brokers a fee to find housing for tenants with AIDS.
But the fee has been a topic of controversy since March 2011, when the full commission (normally a month’s rent) was reduced by half as part of a plan to reduce spending, according The Real Deal.
City and state regulators are currently investigating the complaints.
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