Applying for a rental? You have rights in the CA Civil Code (San Francisco, San Mateo, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, California)

Renters Rights during application process (California) Your right when renting in Calif: A copy of your credit report from the person you pay the application fee to.
You have a right to a copy of your credit/consumer report if you request it from the person you paid.
Also, an itemized receipt is required to be given to you when you pay an application fee.
(In other words, what did they spend your money on?).
These are regulations from the CA Civil Code.
Many do not know of these codes/requirements.
If you don't or can't get these items and you are dealing with Zillow, contact rentalapplications at zillow dot com If you can't get help there let the Commissioner of The CA Department of Real Estate know: Chika.
Sunquist at dre.
ca.
gov These items are not optional, they are codified.
Here is the source of the requirements from landlord/property mgr to applicant: CA Civil Code: 1950.
6 (d) The landlord or his or her agent shall provide, personally, or by mail, the applicant with a receipt for the fee paid by the applicant, which receipt shall itemize the out-of-pocket expenses and time spent by the landlord or his or her agent to obtain and process the information about the applicant.
(e) If the landlord or his or her agent does not perform a personal reference check or does not obtain a consumer credit report, the landlord or his or her agent shall return any amount of the screening fee that is not used for the purposes authorized by this section to the applicant.
(f) If an application screening fee has been paid by the applicant and if requested by the applicant, the landlord or his or her agent shall provide a copy of the consumer credit report to the applicant who is the subject of that report.
also see https://law.
justia.
com/codes/california/2022/code-civ/division-3/part-4/title-5/chapter-2/section-1950-6/#