Kokua Line

By Gregg K. Kakesako

Friday, July 12, 1996

Hildegaard Verploegen is on vacation

Tenant can't be forced to
pay for credit check

QUESTION: I am a landlord and have heard that on the mainland landlords can require a potential renter to fill out a credit-check application. Could I do that here and pass on the cost of processing the application?

ANSWER: State Consumer Protector Jo Ann Uchida said a landlord can ask a potential tenant to fill out a credit-check application. She warns, however, that the cost of processing a credit check cannot be forced upon the prospective tenant.


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