The Fair Rental Housing Transparency and Affordability Act

This bill would require landlords and property managers to clearly disclose all mandatory rental charges, screening criteria, lease terms, and fee refund policies before collecting an application fee or signing a lease. It would direct the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to enforce protections against deceptive fees, false advertising, unlawful application practices, and retaliation against tenants who assert their rights, while establishing competitive grants for states and local governments that adopt model rental-transparency standards and expand access to reasonably priced housing.