What Landlords Need to Know About Tenant Background Checks and the Law
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) established rules to protect privacy and guarantee report accuracy when businesses, banks, and rental property owners check consumers’ credit histories. Landlords are allowed to obtain tenant credit reports as long as they follow the FCRA’s provisions. Specifically, when landlords obtain information about a potential tenant’s credit history, rental history, [...]
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Jury Finds Housing Authority Negligent in Elderly Woman’s Murder after Tenant Background Check Misses Neighbor’s Criminal Past
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer In a story that shows the importance of using overlapping tools to do criminal background checks, a jury recently ruled that negligence by the Housing Authority in a North Carolina city led to an elderly woman’s death at the hands of her crack cocaine addicted neighbor in 2007. A story on [...]
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Tenants: How Many is Too Many?
Mark O. is a landlord who just purchased a single family rental house on foreclosure. The neighbors have informed Mark that although the home has only 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, there are several cars parked at the house all the time, and seemingly a dozen adults living there. Mark is concerned about the wear and [...]
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Tenant Screening Dos and Don’ts
Tenant screening involves conducting background checks on potential tenants. Typical checks include tenant credit check, criminal background check, and tenant rental history. Landlords and rental property managers also have the option to check previous addresses, identity and name validation, address validation, evictions, liens, bankruptcies, and sex offender status. Here are some dos and don’ts to consider [...]
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