Ive recently moved to New York to attend Columbia and just when I thought I was in the clear as far as finding a place, it has become a disaster. Through a friend of a friend, I connected with a pair of roommates who totally mislead me into a lease in a ridiculously rough part of town despite my concerns (I know it's my fault but I was certainly mislead after asking all the right questions).
So now I'm both infuriated with these two and stuck in a very unsavory area of town for someone who consistently comes home with about 4k worth of equipment.
The question: if I find a replacement tenant, would it be unreasonable for that person to pay me back what I paid for the brokers fee and security deposit? This seems fair to me in the basic sense but I'm from California where broker fees are unheard of. Should I expect to lose out on my broker fee?
Thanks a ton.