Can a landlord make you pay a holding fee just to look at an application or is that a scam
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can a landlord make you pay a holding fee just to look at an application or is that a scam
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
Indiana landlord holding fee rental application fee law holding deposit before application review 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
Indiana landlord holding fee rental application fee law holding deposit before application review 2026 Google ↗
- fees that landlords charge tenants on a regular basis on top of rent. Through our interactions with rental properties across the state, the FHCCI has observed a variety of these mandatory recurring junk fees: $6-$35 per month for trash, $35-$89 per month for internet (provided by the property, rather than allowing tenants to seek out their desired plan), “building” or “amenities” fees of $10 per month, administrative fees of $5 per month, pest control fees of $5 per month, fees for “technology” · fhcci.org
- Indiana Application Fee Laws (2026) · landlordatlas.com
- Indiana Code Title 32. Property § 32-31-3-9 · codes.findlaw.com