Tenant screening requirements

[Isaac B.]

As a landlord putting up your property for rent, how is an applicant supposed to know what your qualification requirements are? Are you supposed to have them posted them somewhere? or you only share them when an applicant specifically asks for them?

Let's say an application already applied to my rental (through Zillow and paid the $30 fee). Now I find out they have a bad credit (<600). I plan on rejecting the applicant after they have already applied. I can see how they would be upset that they lost the application fee.