Listing on A-du is free. Here is every fee A-du charges on Rent and Build, who pays it, and when it applies. For tenants, paying through A-du is always optional: a check or money order to the landlord never costs anything.
For landlords
Listing is free. The first 15 published listings pay 0% landlord service fee, locked permanently. After that, landlords pay a 3% platform service fee on rent collected through A-du, taken from the payout, never on deposits.
The first 15 published listings
Landlord service fee on rent collected through A-du
Founding 15: 0% landlord service fee, locked permanently.
14 of 15 founding spots left.
For the first 15 published listings. After that, landlords pay a 3% platform service fee on rent collected through A-du.
Every other listing
Platform service fee on rent collected through A-du, taken from your payout
Example: $2,000/mo rent collected through A-du
| Listing | Rent | Platform service fee | You receive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founding 15 listing | $2,000 | $0 | $2,000 |
| Any other listing | $2,000 | $60 | $1,940 |
For tenants
Paying rent through A-du is optional. Bank transfers through A-du are free. Credit cards, when offered, carry a 2.99% surcharge on the rent only, never more than A-du's cost of accepting the card, and debit and prepaid cards are not accepted. Deposits are paid by bank transfer, never by card, and never carry a fee. You can always pay your landlord by check or money order at no charge.
Free through A-du
A-du fee on rent paid by bank transfer
Credit card surcharge
Of rent, when you pay by credit card
Credit card payments are not available yet. Until they are, pay by bank transfer, or pay your landlord by check or money order.
Paid directly to your landlord
No A-du fee
What a tenant pays for one month's rent through A-du, by payment method.
| Monthly rent | Bank transfer fee | Bank transfer total | Coming soonCard surcharge (2.99%) | Coming soonCredit card total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,500/mo | +$0 | $1,500 | +$44.85 | $1,544.85 |
| $2,000/mo | +$0 | $2,000 | +$59.80 | $2,059.80 |
| $3,000/mo | +$0 | $3,000 | +$89.70 | $3,089.70 |
| $4,500/mo | +$0 | $4,500 | +$134.55 | $4,634.55 |
Rent only. Deposits are paid by bank transfer, never by card, and never carry a fee. Paying your landlord by check or money order costs nothing.
When you want to screen an applicant, you order the report and pay A-du $40 for it. Applicants pay nothing: A-du never charges an application or screening fee. Each report covers a credit result against your minimum score, a criminal background search, and rental and public records, prepared by RentPrep, an FCRA-regulated consumer reporting agency.
No setup, subscription or cancellation fees, and never a fee on deposits. Every fee A-du charges on rent is on this page.
Tenants pay rent through A-du by bank transfer at no charge, and deposits are always paid that way, never by card.
Tenants can always pay the landlord by check or money order, outside A-du, at no charge to either side.
Payments through A-du are processed by Stripe and paid out directly to your connected bank account.
For homeowners and designers
Browsing plans and listing a design are free. A plan is free when a public agency authored it and offers it free to use. Other plans, including firms' designs in a city's pre-approved catalog, cost what their designer sets. On sales paid through A-du, A-du's 3% platform service fee comes out of the seller's payout. It is never added to the buyer's price.
Free, or the designer's price
A-du fee added to the price
Designers and firms
Platform service fee on sales paid through A-du, taken from your payout
For free public-agency plans, or when a designer declines your request
Flat fee. City fees are separate.
Chris Koss, AIA, a California-licensed architect who owns A-du, provides this permitting service personally under a separate written agreement with you (the Permitting Services Agreement). It is not performed by A-du, and A-du takes no part of his fee. You can take the plan to your building department yourself instead.
Credit cards, when offered, add a 2.99% surcharge to a plan or permitting payment. A bank transfer adds nothing.
List your property for free and collect rent securely through A-du.