All Forum Posts by: Jason Huang

Thanks for all the advice. 

The tenant is upfront about the foreclosure and in a follow-up email he said there was no bankruptcy and his previous house was foreclosed on 2009 where it was a dismissal as he tried to get help from the bank. He said there was not eviction because he agreed to move. 

I found it a bit confusing after seeing his follow-up email as on the background check report, it did show that there is a bankruptcy and eviction filed on records in 2009.

I haven't talked to his current landlord in personal. The information regarding paying rent on-time was provided by background check agency where a phone conversation was conducted between the agency and the landlord.

Hello everyone,

First timer here on this forum and as an landlord trying to rent my first house out. Looking for some advice in the following situation.

A potential tenant submitted the application and admitted that he had his house foreclosed back in 2009. 

The background check shows that he has a previous eviction filed in Aug 2009 with amount $0 on the judgement, and a bankruptcy filed Jan 2009 (claimed May 2009).

He has been renting a house after 2009 to today with good paying record (checked with his current landlord). Reason for him to move out of the current house is due to the landlord is moving back.

I have heard that eviction is a big red flag for potential tenants. But in this case, is it OK to consider that the tenant's eviction is a special case which is not related to paying rent on-time?

Any advice would be highly appreciated.

- Jason