Questions Regarding Lien History of Prospective Tenants

[Kevin Kim]

Hello,

Finally, we have found a good candidate tenant—a young married couple with a son and their parent, totaling 5 people.

The Zillow credit check and background check did not reveal any negative information, like  what many have mentioned in this forum.

So, I conducted an AAOA check, and it showed two lien histories from their father:

• Recording date: 06/xx/2019, Amount: $10,xxx, Filing Location: San Bernardino, CA, Document Number: 210xxx
• Recording date: 03/xx/2019, Amount: $30,xxx, Filing Location: San Bernardino, CA, Document Number: 96xxx

I inquired about these, and he said one was due to a car that was totaled in an accident, asserting it wasn’t his fault. He is still making payments, and the matter is currently involved in litigation.

He claimed the $30,xxx lien is a mistake by AAOA.

I attempted to verify this on the San Bernardino county online website, but I couldn’t find any information.

Aside from that, everything else looks good.

They have been renting a house for 12 years until mid-2023 and recently rented another house for less than a year. However, the owner of the new house intends to sell, prompting their interest in renting our property.

They provided letters from their previous two landlords.

Please let me know what you would do in my situation.

Thank you.