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Who pays the tenant screening fee
Hey, I am a first time landlord screening my first tenant. I am using furnished finder to list my property and handle the initial screening. I feel like this is a dumb question but my prospective tenant wants the screening fee of $44.99 which he is being asked to pay through furnished finder to be credited to his first month rent. Is this a reasonable request? What is the norm for this situation? I dont want to lose a possible good tenant over $45 but dont want to give in if that is not what it typically done. I guess im mostly just trying to set the standard for future similar requests.
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@Robin Smith quick clarification here. On Furnished Finder, the tenant also receives a copy of the tenant screening available in their KeyCheck dashboard for 60 days. They have an option to download a PDF as well that they could supply other landlords during that rental process.