HB 19-1106: Rental Application Fairness Act

• Landlords may only charge rental application fees that cover actual processing costs, calculated either per application or as an average across multiple applications.

• Landlords must provide prospective tenants with either a disclosure of anticipated expenses or an itemization of actual expenses, plus a receipt for any fee paid.

• Landlords must refund unused portions of application fees within 20 calendar days and may not charge different fees to applicants for the same or multiple units offered simultaneously.

• Landlords considering rental or credit history cannot review records older than 7 years; criminal history limitations include a 5-year lookback period except for methamphetamine offenses, sex offender registration requirements, and certain violent crimes.

• Landlords must provide written denial notices within 20 days stating reasons for rejection, and violations are subject to treble damages plus court costs and attorney fees, unless the landlord corrects the violation within 7 days of notice.