Fees, screening and rent pricing laws by state

SB 91: To provide that local governmental units shall have no authority to regulate or control the amount charged for a rental application fee or rental deposit for private residential or commercial property.

Local governmental units shall have no authority to regulate or control the amount charged for a rental application fee or rental deposit for private residential or commercial property, except as provided under Arkansas Code Section 18-16-304.

AB 1414: Landlord-tenant: internet service provider subscriptions.

For residential tenancies commenced, renewed, or continuing on a month-to-month or other periodic basis on or after January 1, 2026, landlords or their agents must allow tenants to opt out of paying for third-party internet service provider subscriptions offered in connection with the tenancy. Landlords or their agents must not retaliate against tenants for exercising this right.

HB 1196: Tenant Data Information

HB 25-1236: Residential Tenant Screening

HB 25-1240: Protections for Tenants with Housing Subsidies

Landlords must comply with federal notice requirements under 15 U.S.C. Section 9058(c) before initiating eviction proceedings for nonpayment of rent. Landlords must make reasonable efforts to timely respond to rental assistance application requests and cooperate with tenants applying for rental assistance in good faith.

HB 3564: Human rights act-real estate

Landlords may not charge tenants both a security deposit and a move-in or move-out fee. If a landlord charges a move-in or move-out fee, the landlord must provide an itemized list of reasonable estimated costs and may not exceed those costs. Tenants may opt out of bundled services. Landlords cannot charge for routine maintenance and upkeep.

Took effect 1 July 2026

HB 5234: Landlord-tenant fees

Landlords must explicitly disclose all non-optional fees in listings and on the first page of leases. Landlords cannot collect non-optional fees not disclosed this way. Landlords cannot charge application fees exceeding $50, bundled fees mixing optional and non-optional fees, or more than one of: security deposit, move-in fee, or move-out fee.

LD 1723: An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Manufactured Housing Communities To Prevent Excessive Rent And Fees Increases

An owner of a manufactured housing community must provide at least 90 days' written notice before increasing lot rent or fees, including specified information about the increase and allowed increase amounts. If at least 51% of households request mediation within 90 days and the proposed increase exceeds the allowed amount, the owner must participate in mediation and pay all mediation costs.

HB 315: Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting

A landlord of residential rental property may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with an income-based housing subsidy based on the tenant's income, credit score, or adverse credit history arising before the subsidy was received. A landlord owning six or more residential rental units must offer tenants the option to have positive rental payment history reported to a consumer reporting agency, with offers made at lease signing and annually thereafter.

Took effect 1 October 2026

SB 335: Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting

A landlord or residential rental property that uses financial information in rental applications may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with an income-based housing subsidy based on the tenant's income, credit score, or adverse credit history arising before the subsidy was received, except where federal law authorizes refusal or funding conditions require financial information collection.

Took effect 1 October 2026

SB 937: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)

Landlords managing or owning five or more residential rental units must conduct criminal history records checks for every prospective tenant and may only consider specified convictions before extending a conditional offer. After extending a conditional offer, landlords may consider additional convictions and must provide written notice with reasons if withdrawing the offer, allowing prospective tenants to request reassessment with evidence of rehabilitation or mitigating factors.

Took effect 1 October 2026

HB 1152: Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act)

A landlord who owns or operates five or more individual dwelling units in the state must provide a link to the property's pet policy on the property's website, in digital advertisements, and in residential rental search engine information. The landlord must also provide a written copy or summary of the pet policy in any rental application form. The pet policy must state breed and weight restrictions, required fees, pet limits, vaccination requirements, liability insurance requirements, and additional pet owner requirements.

Took effect 1 October 2025

HB 273: Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation

Landlords may not include in residential leases a provision for a late payment penalty exceeding 5% of the amount of unpaid rent due for the rental period for which payment was delinquent, or in weekly rental installments, more than $3 per week or $12 per month total.

Took effect 1 October 2025

SB 896: Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act)

The landlord of any residential rental property must provide a link to the property's pet policy on the property's website if applicable, in any digital advertisement for the property, and in any information provided for a residential rental search engine. The landlord must also provide a written copy or summary of the pet policy in any rental application form. The pet policy must state breed and weight restrictions, required fees, pet limits, vaccination requirements, liability insurance requirements, and any additional landlord-imposed requirements.

Took effect 1 October 2025

SB 373: Housing: landlord and tenants; limitations on fees charged to tenants; provide for. Amends sec. 3 of 1978 PA 454 (MCL 554.633).

Lessors must not include in rental agreements provisions that waive remedies for uninhabitable premises, waive security deposit rights, discriminate unlawfully, confess judgment, exculpate the lessor from liability for failure to perform duties imposed by law, waive jury trial rights, impose excessive attorney fees, acquire security interests in tenant personal property, accelerate rent without stating tenant may not owe the full amount, alter eviction rights, release parties from duty to mitigate damages, unilaterally modify agreements without written consent except for specified adjustments with 30 days notice, violate consumer protection law, require power of attorney, or impose fees on any payment method without providing at least one fee-free method.

HB 311: Require the refund of rental application fees

A landlord or manager who collects an application fee must refund it within a reasonable period of time if the applicant does not become a party to a signed rental agreement. The landlord or manager may deduct only the out-of-pocket costs for services actually performed, provided written notice of cost allocations was given to the applicant.

A 3497: Establishes "Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act." *

Rental property owners must not subscribe to, contract with, or use coordinator services. Coordinators must not facilitate agreements among rental property owners that restrict competition. Two or more rental property owners must not engage in consciously parallel pricing coordination.

SB 267: Housing application fees

Owners must disclose all rental terms including base rent and itemized fees in listings. Owners may charge applicants a screening fee not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) only with written notice and agreement, and must return the fee if a prior applicant accepts the unit or if the owner fails to obtain credit reports or perform screening. Owners must provide sixty days' written notice before increasing fees.

A 56: Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof

Landlords, lessors, sub-lessors and grantors must not charge tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check unless the fee was provided for in the lease and does not exceed the actual costs incurred by the landlord or the amount set forth in General Obligations Law section 5-328, whichever is greater. If the fee exceeds that statutory amount, the landlord must provide evidence substantiating the actual costs upon tenant request.

S 7882: Relates to the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords for the purpose of determining the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant

Residential rental property owners or managers must not set or adjust rental prices, lease renewal terms, occupancy levels, or other lease terms based on recommendations from software, data analytics services, or algorithmic devices performing a coordinating function. Persons or entities must not knowingly or with reckless disregard facilitate agreements between two or more residential rental property owners or managers to not compete by operating or licensing such coordinating devices.

Took effect 15 December 2025

HB 4123: Relating to landlord disclosure of confidential information; and prescribing an effective date.

Landlords must not disclose confidential information about tenants, former tenants, applicants, or their household members except with written consent, by court order or judicial warrant or subpoena, to ensure compliance with affordable housing regulations, for background or credit checks, to respond to reference requests, or for insurance claims or legal actions.

SB 1523: Relating to electronic access to residential tenancies; and prescribing an effective date.

A landlord who uses a tenant portal to accept applications must post a printable copy on their website or provide one within seven days of written request. A landlord must process all applications whether submitted through the portal or outside it. If a tenant requests an alternative in writing, the landlord cannot require sole use of the portal for identity verification, legal agreement review and signing, or document submission.

SB 599: Relating to immigration status discrimination in real estate transactions; and declaring an emergency.

Landlords may not inquire about immigration or citizenship status of applicants, tenants, or household members, except as required by federal rent subsidy programs. Landlords must accept specified identity documents for verification and may not discriminate based on actual or perceived immigration status. Landlords may not disclose or threaten to disclose immigration status with intent to harass, retaliate, or intimidate.

HB 5674: An act relating to property -- residential landlord and tenant act

Landlords and their agents must not make inquiries about or require statements regarding the immigration or citizenship status of tenants, prospective tenants, occupants, or prospective occupants of residential rental property. Municipalities and housing agencies must not compel landlords to inquire about, compile, disclose, report, or take action based on immigration status. Landlords may request financial qualification or identity verification information.

HB 1005: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.

Landlords must accept rent and security deposits by check and money order. Landlords with more than four rental dwelling units must accept debit or credit card payments and may charge only actual out-of-pocket third-party processing expenses. Landlords must not charge fees for rent collection unless offering a fee-free alternative payment method.

HB 2415: Public housing authorities; indigent parties, unlawful detainer.

No indigent person shall be required to post an appeal bond in unlawful detainer actions brought by a public housing authority. Public housing authorities shall not require tenants to pay fees for maintenance or repair unless necessitated by tenant violation. Public housing authorities issuing nonpayment notices must provide written information on income recertification and hardship exemptions.

SB 1221: Public housing authorities; indigent parties, unlawful detainer.

Public housing authorities must not require indigent tenants to post appeal bonds in unlawful detainer actions. Public housing authorities must provide tenants receiving nonpayment notices with written information on pink or orange paper explaining income recertification, minimum rent hardship exemptions, and grievance procedures, posted in at least five conspicuous locations in each public housing community.

HB 2430: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fee disclosure statement.

HB 1217: Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.

Landlords may not increase rent and fees combined more than seven percent during any 12-month period, and may not increase them at all during the first 12 months of tenancy, except for specified exemptions. Landlords must provide 180 days' notice for increases of three percent or more. Landlords must use statutory notice forms disclosing exemptions claimed.