Rental Application
A landlord's tenant application with lawful screening questions, fee disclosure and FCRA consent, adjusted to your state's rules.
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Sample first page of the Rental Application. Your answers fill in the blanks; the clauses required in your state are added automatically.
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Compare Rental Application rules in all 50 states
Key statutory numbers side by side. Click a column header to sort, or type to find your state — each state name opens the state-specific generator.
| Alabama | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
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| Alaska | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood |
| Arizona | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| Arkansas | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| California | $65.86 maximum | Yes | Yes | gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status,… |
| Colorado | actual cost | Yes | Yes | creed, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender… |
| Connecticut | $50.00 maximum | Yes | Yes | creed, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or… |
| Delaware | greater of $50 or 10% of monthly rent | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | creed, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income |
| District of Columbia | $50.00 maximum | Yes | Yes | age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or… |
| Florida | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| Georgia | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| Hawaii | actual cost | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, HIV… |
| Idaho | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| Illinois | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | ancestry, age, marital status, order of protection status, sexual orientation, gender… |
| Indiana | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| Iowa | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | creed, sexual orientation, gender identity |
| Kansas | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | ancestry |
| Kentucky | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| Louisiana | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | natural, protective or cultural hairstyle (2022) |
| Maine | actual cost | Yes | Yes | ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, receipt of public assistance, age |
| Maryland | $25.00 maximum | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, military status |
| Massachusetts | Prohibited | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic… |
| Michigan | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | age, marital status, height, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression |
| Minnesota | actual cost | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | creed, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation,… |
| Mississippi | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| Missouri | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | ancestry |
| Montana | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | creed, age, marital status |
| Nebraska | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| Nevada | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression |
| New Hampshire | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity |
| New Jersey | $50.00 maximum | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | creed, ancestry, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status,… |
| New Mexico | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | ancestry, spousal affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity |
| New York | $20.00 maximum | Yes | Yes | creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,… |
| North Carolina | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| North Dakota | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | age, marital status, status with respect to public assistance, participation in… |
| Ohio | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | ancestry, military status |
| Oklahoma | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | age |
| Oregon | actual cost | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, domestic… |
| Pennsylvania | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | age (40+), ancestry, use of a guide or support animal, pregnancy |
| Rhode Island | actual cost | Yes | Yes | ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,… |
| South Carolina | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| South Dakota | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | creed, ancestry |
| Tennessee | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | creed |
| Texas | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
| Utah | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity |
| Vermont | Prohibited | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, receipt of public… |
| Virginia | $50.00 maximum | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | elderliness (55+), source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status |
| Washington | actual cost | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Yes | creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, honorably discharged… |
| West Virginia | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | ancestry, blindness |
| Wisconsin | $25.00 maximum | Yes | Yes | ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, lawful source of income, status as… |
| Wyoming | No statutory cap | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies) | Not protected statewide (check local ordinances) | Federal classes only |
No state matches — try the two-letter code.
Values are shortened; open the state page for the full rule and its citation.
What this document covers
- Property, rent and desired move-in date
- Application fee within the state cap and receipt
- Pre-screening notice where the state requires it
- Applicant identity and co-applicants
- Residence history for 3 years
- Employment and income, including lawful sources
- Eviction and bankruptcy questions where allowed
- Fair-chance criminal-history rules
- Tenant selection criteria and equal-housing statement
- FCRA consent and adverse-action notice
How to use this Rental Application in US
Use one application per adult. Collect the Social Security number only on the signed paper copy, never by email. Apply the same written criteria to every applicant and keep denied applications for at least two years in case of a fair-housing inquiry.
Charge only a fee that your state permits, give a receipt, and if you deny based on a consumer report send the FCRA adverse-action notice within a few days. Hand the applicant your written selection criteria with the application; the signed acknowledgment is on the form.
Other names
- tenant application form
- apartment application
- lease application
- rental application form
- tenant screening form
- renter application
- housing application
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- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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