I had an issue with my boss yesterday. I work for a landlord and he’s currently using a service that charges $40 per application fee for each tenant applicant.
Our state changed this fee requirement to $20 but he’s not sure when it goes into effect and neither am I. (NY) So I told him unless I know the application process is 100% legal then I don’t feel comfortable sending the applications.
He tells me 1-i need to find the law and send it to him. 2-i need to find out when the law goes into effect. 3- I need to find another service to fix the problem or tell the tenants that they have to send us a background and credit check themselves. He said “be a solution for me not a problem”
I’ve never worked in property management. This was not on the “office assistant” job description. I don’t know rental/real estate laws and I probably won’t have a lot of luck figuring these things out. I feel like I’m being set up to fail just because I had a legitimate concern and refused to do something I don’t know is legally sound.