Saint Paul · Application fees
How much can they charge me to apply in Saint Paul?
Breaking this rule can cost the landlord the fee plus up to $100.
“A landlord may not:
(1) charge an applicant a screening fee when the landlord knows or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable future time;”
State law applies here too. Where both cover a rental, the stricter city rule usually wins; each rule below says so.
How much can they charge me to apply?
Fee is refunded if unused or wrongly kept.
Breaking this rule can cost the landlord the fee plus up to $100.
“A landlord may not:
(1) charge an applicant a screening fee when the landlord knows or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable future time;”
Minn. Stat. § 504B.173 · revisor.mn.gov · Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
No Saint Paul ordinance on application or screening fees appears in the provided documents. The state statute, Minn. Stat. § 504B.173, covers the subject.
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