04-03-2025
The Agenda: Fayetteville might reverse rental application fee limits
The Fayetteville City Council meets tonight. A few key things council members plan to vote on include:
🏡 Repealing an ordinance passed last year that capped rental application and background fees at $40. The ordinance likely violates a state law that bars municipalities from regulating prices for services, according to an opinion from Attorney General Tim Griffin.
The council will also discuss a proposed "Truth in Leasing" ordinance tonight that would require landlords to include "a clear and comprehensive disclosure of all fees and costs that are or could be charged to the tenant by the landlord or property owner in any contract, advertisement or listing, whether physical or digital."
Pet, parking, maintenance and background check fees, for example, would have to be disclosed.
💰 Allotting about $3.4 million to pay for raises for all city employees, including about $2.8 million from the city's general fund. The rest would come from dedicated funds like water, sewer and trash collection for employees in those departments.
📍 If you go: 5:30pm at City Hall or online
