Exposed: Landlords Charging Inflated Fees For Apartment Applications and Moving

The $300 screening fee. When you apply for an apartment you complete an application and the landlord will need to verify the information on your application which will take some time on their part. There are a few phone calls and possibly even a written letter or email involved. However, even at a rate of $50 per hour, it won't take 6 hours to verify that information. I would absolutely classify this as a junk fee because it's inflated and much higher than it should be.