New Landlord restrictions may become Idaho law

[Brian Stutzman]

Dear fellow Idaho landlord,

 I was contacted tonight by Senator Doug Ricks to see my thoughts about a bill idea that Senator Rabi is trying to put together that would hamper landlords. The bill idea includes:

1. Making Idaho law state that landlord's late fees to tenants are capped at 10% of one months rent.

2. Landlords will have a cap ( maybe $20?) of what they can charge for a rental application fee.

I feel this is the first step to make Idaho landlord law similar to California law and is a potential gateway to rent controls at the like.
The sponsor is a 1st term Senator from Boise with a very impressive resume and I am sure is a delightful person. However her bio is a bit disturbing, at least to me, which reads in part: Senator Ali Rabe (1st Term Boise) executive director of Jesse Tree, a Treasure Valley nonprofit dedicated to preventing eviction and homelessness

Senator Ricks asked me to solicit other landlords input, and have them email him directly their thoughts on the state mandating caps on late fees, and caps on application fees.

If you feel inclined, would you email your thoughts to Senator Ricks at the email below?

dricks then the at sign, then, senate.idaho.gov

Thanks!
Brian