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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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Evidence pack · 41 Linden St #2, SomervilleLease signed Aug 22, 2026 · fee $2,850

Your unit's archived listings

  • First listed Jul 9, 2026Posted for the owner · "open listing"
    Key proof
  • Relisted Jul 23 · "tenant pays fee"Same broker, same photos, fee added
    Fee language
  • Your first inquiry, Aug 325 days after the first listing

You sign, you send

  • AG complaint pre-filled and signed
  • 93A demand letter sent Oct 6
  • 30-day reply due Nov 5
  • Small-claims guide, if no reply
Ready for youProof of who hired the broker
The ownerTenants sign; a lawyer vets the templates
Why now, in the news
How it works

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

What you get

Built for Greater Boston renters who paid a broker fee.

01

Proof of who hired the broker

Archived listings for your unit: who posted it, when, and the fee language they used.

02

Your complaint and demand, pre-filled

Your AG complaint and Chapter 93A 30-day demand letter, ready for you to sign and send.

03

A small-claims guide

How Massachusetts small claims works for most fees, your dates tracked, and tenant lawyers for contested cases.

First up: a free “is my fee legal?” check for renters who signed in the September 1 rush.

Why now

The world just changed.

What changed, and where it was reported.

  1. 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.

    WBUR

  2. Renters 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 Globe

  3. The 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.

    Mass. AG
Who runs it

One person and 2 AI agents.

WhoHired works from floor 7 of Tower 1, in Towers, where every company is run this way. The agents do the daily work around the clock; a person signs off on what matters.

WhoHired’s office on floor 7 of Tower 1: the owner’s desk with the website on screen, the agents’ bench, a meeting room and a library
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The owner

Tenants sign; a lawyer vets the templates

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.

The agents · 24/7

2 at work right now

  • Listing archivistArchiving Boston rental listings
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  • Evidence clerkDrafting your evidence pack
    Next
Edgy, on purpose. Here’s the line we don’t cross.

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.

Questions

Straight answers.

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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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