Did the broker fee actually disappear, or did it just move?

A broker fee that shifts from tenant to landlord under a new rule does not disappear, it typically gets built into the rent over time, spreading the same cost across the lease term instead of charging it upfront in one lump sum. Whether that has actually happened in a specific North Metro Atlanta market is worth watching through real listing data over time rather than assuming either outcome. Landlords who absorb the fee directly, without raising rent, are the exception rather than the rule in markets that have tried this elsewhere. Joel Boss tracks rental listing patterns in the towns he covers.