Fake real estate agencies charge between 3,000 to 15,000 pesos to show an apartment. After this advance payment, they disappear.
There are also those who show empty homes that are not even for rent. The Rental Law was repealed, the crisis to find an apartment in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires continues. Without regulation, the agreement on contract time and adjustments was left to the negotiation of owner and tenant, which is not always fair, according to the organization Inquilinos Agrupados.