Free Blank New York Rental Application (2026)

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New York rules that this document follows

Application fee limit	$20.00 maximumSource: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 238-a(1) (no application/processing fee; background and credit check fee capped at the lesser of $20 or actual cost)
Refund rule	Fee must be waived if the applicant provides a background/credit check dated within 30 days; landlord must give the applicant a copy of the report and the receipt/invoice or may not collect the feeSource: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 238-a(1) (no application/processing fee; background and credit check fee capped at the lesser of $20 or actual cost)
Must give applicant a copy of screening report	Yes
Criminal-history questions	Prohibited before a conditional offer in: New York City (Fair Chance for Housing Act, N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107(5)(o)). No statewide limit. NYC Fair Chance for Housing Act (Local Law 24 of 2024, eff. 1/1/2025): no criminal inquiry before a conditional offer; after offer, may consider only misdemeanors within 3 years and felonies within 5 years of release, with individualized assessment and 5-day response period.Source: N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107(5)(a)(3), (5)(o)
Eviction-history question	Prohibited — a landlord may not deny an application because of a prior or pending landlord-tenant action; asking creates a presumption of violationSource: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 227-f
Source of income protected	Yes — vouchers and other lawful income must be consideredSource: N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(5)(a); § 292(36) (lawful source of income incl. Section 8, eff. 4/12/2019)
Additional protected classes	creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, lawful source of income, status as a victim of domestic violence, arrest/conviction record (NYC), citizenship or immigration status (NYC)
Holding deposit	Not permittedSource: N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108(1-a)(a)
Reusable screening reports	Must be accepted; no fee may be charged when one is providedSource: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 238-a(1)(b)

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