College students look for an apartment in Berkeley, Calif. Rental application fees are a barrier to many in a tight housing market. California is the latest in a string of states and cities passing laws to try and limit them.College students look for an apartment in Berkeley, Calif. Rental application fees are a barrier to many in a tight housing market. California is the latest in a string of states and cities passing laws to try and limit them.at $10.
Rental application fees even got a small bit of national attention when Rep. Maxwell Frost, the first Generation Z member of Congress, was denied an apartment in Washington, D.C., because of his credit. He also complained about losing the $50 application fee, andLike many measures states and cities have been debating, such a proposal would face strong opposition from landlords.
In California, Assemblymember Ward first proposed making reusable screenings mandatory, but after industry pushback it was changed to be voluntary. Ward says he remains hopeful that landlords will find the standard checks useful and they may later be required.But in Maryland, Adam Skolnik, executive director of the Maryland Multi-Housing Association, remains wary of accepting reusable screenings.
Why don't we just get rid of them
It is a scam, charging these fees.
We don't pay rental application fees in Australia. It simply doesn't exist!