(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Renters in California often have to pay an application fee ranging from $25 to $55 per adult for credit checks, employment verifications and criminal background reports each time they apply to lease an apartment or home. These fees can add up to several hundreds of dollars before a prospective tenant even gets approved to move into a new residence. To help reduce this cost burden, Governor Newsom signed AB 2559 by Assemblymember Chris Ward into law to standardize reusable screening reports for rental applications. 

“Renters are facing one of the most competitive markets in decades with limited availability and yearly rent increases,” said Assemblymember Ward (D-San Diego). “I am ecstatic Governor Newsom signed AB 2559 into law giving renters and landlords the option to use a secure reusable screening report for multiple rental applications within a 30-day window.”

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