You shouldn't have a blanket policy that automatically denies everyone with a criminal record.

Its criminal, tbh.

I'm just learning.There are no dumb questions....Your county should have a free website where you can look up the tenants' civil and criminal records...evictions will be under civil.

As soon as I started telling them I would run a credit/criminal background, my inquiries dropped to just a few per property.

agreed screening are one tool to REDUCE turn overI would call the employer, their second-landlord, criminal bg check.

From that last link: "Look at the risks the owners take to collect illegal rent: civil and criminal charges in the event of death, that certainly means possible incarceration; no insurance coverage because of misrepresentation to the insurance company and income tax evasion charges from the IRS and [state] taxing authorities.

Hi @Jonathan KlemmThe new law will allow many criminals to walk out of jail on January 1st and will eliminate cash bail for non violent crimes.

One of the hottest class action suits - and growing - is against landlords who refuse to rent to those with a criminal background.

Leave a voicemail that tells them what your rental criteria is (income, credit, pets or no pets, etc.) and that you require a full credit/criminal on every adult at a cost of $XX per person.

For screening, some things your should make sure to stringently check are credit history, rental history, income/employment verification and a criminal background check.