Is smart move legal in Wisconsin
So I am doing some research as I purchase my first rental property and wanted to get your opinion on using Smart Move for tenant screening since I know that many landlords recommend it.
Wisconsin Law states:
Now my understanding is that Smart Move is a operated by Transunion so it does meed the nationwide "consumer credit report" requirement but seeing as how it usually costs the prospective tenant $25-35 is it legal to require them to pay for the report? It would seem to me that the only legal way to do it would be charge them the $20 fee, pay the smart move charge and then eat the $5-15 additional cost. Although it is possible that since the prospective tenant is personally paying for it and not handing money over to the landlord that it is still legal to require it.
Do you use Smart Move and if so how do you go about it? What are your thoughts?