When you’re ready to rent a property, you need to submit a rental application. The application helps you screen prospective tenants and collect information about their background and finances.
As a landlord, you want to screen potential renters carefully and legally. This means conducting credit and background checks and following state laws that protect you from discrimination.
The answer is noOne of the questions landlords often ask is whether an apartment application is legally binding. Landlords need to be able to verify the credit and background information of potential tenants before they can accept them as tenants, and they want the entire rental process to be done in a fair and non-discriminatory way that adheres to federal and state laws.
While a lease is not necessarily binding in the traditional sense, it does become a legally binding contract between the landlord and the tenant once they both sign it. The lease outlines the terms and conditi…