# What kind of questions can I ask on an application? **URL:** \ **Category:** Landlord Questions\ **Created:** [July 21, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-kind-of-questions-can-i-ask-on-an-application/267 "2019-07-21T00:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lilly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.avail.com/lilly/32/24_2.png) [@Lilly](https://community.avail.com/u/Lilly)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-kind-of-questions-can-i-ask-on-an-application/267/1 "2019-07-21T00:20:41Z")
When screening tenants, can I legally ask about children: number and ages? We live in the other house on our property and I do not the liability. ---
**Author:** ![DHinDenver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@DHinDenver](https://community.avail.com/u/DHinDenver)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-kind-of-questions-can-i-ask-on-an-application/267/2 "2020-07-18T05:03:31Z")
You can avoid this altogether by scheduling a personal viewing and having the potential renter come over in person with whomever he or she chooses to bring over; then you can bring this into casual conversation. I “weeded out” a couple of pot heads, an entitled sub-550 credit score sob story with an emotional support animal, and a party of five that was supposedly a single guy. Word to the wise; show your own place and screen your own people on the phone first, and then perform your own private showings. ---
**Author:** ![greekmovingg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@greekmovingg](https://community.avail.com/u/greekmovingg)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-kind-of-questions-can-i-ask-on-an-application/267/3 "2026-10-01T22:37:55Z")
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