Total Monthly Leasing Price (TMLP) gives renters a more complete picture of the monthly cost of living at your property by displaying your advertised rent together with required monthly fees.

By providing greater pricing transparency, renters can better understand the total monthly cost before they contact your property, helping set clear expectations during the leasing process.

1. What is Total Monthly Leasing Price?

Total Monthly Leasing Price combines your advertised base rent with the required recurring monthly fees you've provided to create a more complete estimate of monthly housing costs.

2. Why is AffordableHousing.com showing Total Monthly Leasing Price?

Renters increasingly want to understand the full monthly cost of a home—not just the advertised rent. Displaying Total Monthly Leasing Price helps improve pricing transparency and gives renters more information when comparing listings. This helps property operators comply with fee transparency regulation and helps more qualified potential renters apply to units that fit their budgets. 

3. What determines whether my listing shows Total Monthly Leasing Price?

Your listing will display Total Monthly Leasing Price when all required fee information has been provided. If required fee information is missing, renters will see your advertised rent along with the message "Fees may apply."

4. Why does my listing say "Fees may apply"?

This message appears when required fee information is incomplete or unavailable. Once all required fee fields have been provided, your listing will display Total Monthly Leasing Price instead.

5. Which fees are included?

Total Monthly Leasing Price includes your advertised base rent and required recurring monthly fees, such as utility fees. Optional monthly fees are added to the total when a renter selects them while viewing your listing.

Estimated move-in and move-out costs are displayed separately and are not included in the monthly total.

6. How are move-in and move-out costs displayed?

The Fees section displays estimated move-in and move-out costs separately from the monthly total. Required one-time fees are included by default, while optional one-time fees are added to the estimate when selected by the renter.

7. Can renters choose optional fees?

Yes. If your listing includes optional fees, such as pet rent or parking fees, renters can select applicable options while viewing your listing. Their estimated monthly and one-time totals update automatically based on those selections.

8. How can I keep my pricing accurate?

Keep your rent and fee information up to date whenever pricing changes. Accurate fee information helps ensure renters see the most complete pricing information available when viewing your listing.