It’s not fraud if you tell the applicant what the rental criteria are and what happens to the money if they are turned down.
In ancient times, I was a small time landlord. On a couple of occasions I asked for an application fee. I followed these rules, which I explained to the applicant:
The application fee was refunded if I turned down the applicant, provided the background check did not disclose a lie on the application.
The application fee was applied to the security deposit if I granted the rental.
The application fee was not refunded if the background check found a lie on the application, or if I granted the rental and the applicant changed their mind and declined to rent.
It costs money to do background checks. I wasn’t going to be out of pocket if an applicant was dishonest with me.
Yeah, that’s straight up fraud btw
No I’m pretty sure that’s the guy that loves cocain and wants to fuck his mother
No, you’re thinking of pioneering psychologist Sigmund Freud.
Fraud is when a rope begins to break one stand at a time
Not to be confused with a frontier psychiatrist
That boy needs therapy!
No, that’s frayed. Fraud is an amphibian known for hopping.
I’m a frayed you’re wrong. Fraud is the car company that makes the Mustang and F150 truck.
No, you mean Ford. Fraud is the German word for “woman”.
That’s Frau. A fraud is a young deer
No that’s a faun. A fraud is a garment worn by a priest.
No, that’s frog. Fraud is the opposite of frozen.
No, you’re thinking of thawed.
Fraud is a type of long robe or gown
I believe you mean thawb. A fraud is a term for a deep geological formation filled with water, in Scandinavia.
That’s a fjord. A fraud is a unit of electrical capacitance.
Hmm, pretty sure that’s a farad. A fraud is what you call the leaves of any sort of palm tree.
That’s farad. Fraud is the short jerk from the Shrek movies
I was actually going for “frock”, but thanks to you, I learned a new word today!
No, that’s a fraught. Frog is when you’re beset by worry/anxiety.
if they had had an apartment to rent out it would’ve been totally OK and not fraud and a very normal thing to expect a landlord to do though 😅
i sue landlords for fraud. passive income.
It’s not fraud if you tell the applicant what the rental criteria are and what happens to the money if they are turned down.
In ancient times, I was a small time landlord. On a couple of occasions I asked for an application fee. I followed these rules, which I explained to the applicant:
It costs money to do background checks. I wasn’t going to be out of pocket if an applicant was dishonest with me.
I think you’re misunderstanding, the OP here had no intention of renting anything out, they’re just taking application fees
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