Post date: Aug 02, 2016 6:15:47 AM
As of 2018, the maximum allowable application fee is $49.12 per applicant. The landlord is required to provide an itemized receipt of what the application fee is applied to - so make sure it reasonably covers your out of pocket expenses and your time to process the paperwork - call previous residences, employers, etc. The landlord must return any unused portion of the fee if they did not do everything itemized, such as call references, etc.
2018 = $49.12
2017 = $47.72
2015 = $46.67
2013 = $45.99
2012 = $44.51
2011 = $42.41
2009 = $42.06
Civil Code Section 1950.6. The maximum fee is adjusted each year based on changes in the Consumer Price Index since January 1, 1998.
Also under Navigating Tenancy > Application Process, updated 6/12/17