Is the tenant entitled to refuse payment of the agreed-upon broker's fee due to the broker's breach of the agreement's terms and lying to the landlord, and the resulting material and psychological harm to the tenant?
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The broker is not entitled to a fee unless the agreed-upon work is completed. If he does not fulfill the agreed-upon condition, such as pointing to an apartment that is to be received at a specific time and this does not materialize, then he is not entitled to anything.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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