The cost of rental applications also remains an issue, sometimes costing three-times one month's rent. If you're already cost burdened, you would not be eligible for a lot of the housing applications available in Missoula.” Despite legislative efforts to ensure that fees are returned to unsuccessful rental applications, the law has issues that renter advocates are pushing to address. While rental stats are available on a national scale, the local survey now offers data specific to the Missoula market. “We've collectively bargained leases in town and we've won real improvements for hundreds of Missoula renters.”