Bill to refund rental application fees to unsuccessful applicants finds bipartisan support

Bill to return housing application fees clears Legislature

Photo illustration by Getty Images.Rep. Kelly Kortum, D-Bozeman, told his colleagues during a committee hearing last month that he wanted to solve a common problem for Montana renters. “When folks apply to an apartment, a certain apartment might get 20 applications. The second person might get the apartment, (but) 18 application fees might go into the pocket of the property manager,” Kortum told the Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs C…

Bill to refund rental application fees to unsuccessful applicants finds bipartisan support

Supporters argued the legislation prevents property managers from charging unsuccessful applicants for no tangible service and combats Montana’s growing challenges with affordable living.