I don't see these numbers as insignificant and I don't see this scenario as unreasonable. 

Most of the time its peoples greed and buying d grade with unreasonable expectations including on pm.  

I don't think you can really ask someone to fill out a full application that will have a lot of personal information on it prior to showing a place.It will turn off a good tenant so I'd expect to only get the bottom of the barrel that would be happy to just send you their SS#, driver's license, bank account info, etc. without even seeing a place.Now I don't think it is unreasonable to do a little mini app with some basic questions and some of the screening methods mentioned above.

Keep in mind the premium for renters insurance is less than $150 a year so it is not an unreasonable requirement.

It's not appropriate to charge them for your convenience until the place is ready.For a fee to be appropriate, it would be a situation where the place is ready, and you're holding it for the applicant, and because of this, you potentially lost rent, if they change their mind.I think what you're proposing is unreasonable. 

Dad doesn't get to treat her like she still is living in his house - at her house.I don't know any way to make you see how weird and unreasonable this is.

Is this completely unreasonable?  

They don't normally get out of the 5% to 10% range, of the rent, so therefore aren't that unreasonable.

It's unreasonable to request prospective new tenants to apply for an apartment before they get to see it.

Having an elevator in an 8 story building is a reasonable accommodation, it's not an age issue, it's unreasonable to require a 5 year old or an 85 year old to climb those stairs carrying groceries.