(Effective until January 1, 2028.) (1) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, and subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, an association of apartment owners may: (a) Require any apartment owner intending to lease the owner's apartment to use a tenant screening service or obtain background information, including criminal history, on a prospective tenant, at the owner's sole cost and expense, prior to the owner entering into a lease agreement with a prospective tenant; and (b) Require proof that the tenant screening requirement has been fulfilled or that the background information on a prospective tenant has been obtained by the owner intending to lease the owner's apartment. (2) An association may not require that a copy of the tenant screening report or any background information pertaining to a tenant be furnished to the association.
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