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Senate approves limits on rental application fees after floor debate; bill capped and includes waiting-list exception
Summary
Senate Bill 10-42, limiting when landlords may charge rental application fees and requiring transparency about unit availability and screening criteria, passed the Senate as amended 23-12 and now goes to the House.
BOISE, Feb. 19, 2025 — The Idaho Senate on Wednesday passed Senate Bill 10-42 (as amended), a measure to limit how and when landlords may charge rental application fees and to require greater transparency about screening and unit availability.
Senator Rabe, the bill sponsor, said the bill restricts landlords to charging application fees for no more than two applicants for the same unit at a time (with limited exceptions), requires that units be available or reasonably expected to be available (generally within 60 days) for a fee to be charged, mandates disclosure of tenant-screening criteria and requires landlords to run the background or screening check to justify the fee. The bill also allows the collection of actual costs only and provides an…
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