Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

Rule Changes

Enforces the FARE Act

New York City stopped letting brokers charge renters fees in June 2025. Records obtained by The City Reporter show some brokers still collect them, under names like "management fees" and "finders fees," or by selling access to "off-market" apartments.

Updated Nov 1

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Enforces the click-to-cancel rule

Since October 1, any business selling a subscription in New York City must let customers cancel it as easily as they signed up. A gym that takes online sign-ups can no longer force a phone call or in-person visit to quit.

Updated Oct 12

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Enforced settlement; monitoring DoorDash compliance

About 264,000 New York City delivery workers will receive money from DoorDash after the company agreed to pay $131.5 million to settle allegations it underpaid them. The settlement is the largest labor enforcement action in city history.

Updated Sep 25

Rule Changes

As of July 2026: Barred from enforcing the driver law for now

For an Uber or Lyft driver in New York, being fired can take one second. An algorithm flags the account, the app stops working, and the income stops with it. A new city law set out to change that. Then a federal judge blocked it six days before it took effect.

Updated Jul 28