(b) Availability of Units. Landlords shall only advertise
rental housing units, receive applications, and screen applicants
for rental housing units when such rental housing units are
actually available and ready for occupancy or are expected to be
available for occupancy within a reasonable time period;
provided, however, that an applicant may consent to be screened
and placed on a waiting list. For purposes of this Section, a
rental housing unit is no longer considered available if a
different applicant has been screened by the landlord, has been
offered the rental housing unit and accepted it, and has placed a
deposit on the rental housing unit. A rental housing unit may be
considered available if a tenant of a unit has declared they will
not be renewing a lease or have otherwise vacated the property.
Landlords shall document the date and time that deposits are
placed on rental housing units.
(c) Application Fees. All application fees for rental
housing units are prohibited, including, but not limited to, any
fees or charges to applicants for the following: national, state
and local criminal background checks, credit reports, rental
history records and/or reference checks, eviction records and/or
employment verification.
(Ord. No. 206-19/20, 8-3-2020; By Referendum, 11-8-2022)