Is it illegal to charge a fee? Application fee

[Charlie Moore]

I like to handle the background checking process myself, instead of using a website...

- I still would like to charge fees, as it takes me an hour per application to see if it’s a good applicant or not...

My question

Is it illegal to charge application fees, if I’m doing the due diligence myself and not paying a company?

[John Underwood]

I do believe that you can charge an application fee regardless who is actually doing the checking.

You should use a service that can give you a credit score, evictions, and criminal checks.