The software charges our applicants $35 to run a full screening - credit, criminal and eviction.

.- https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justic...2.- https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/abc-capital-jason-jay-w....

It runs a criminal background, credit score and eviction check.

Gordon Ramsey has had a restaurant for sale and it was taken over by professional squatters (didn't know that was a job title :-)They planned to give away free food and open an art gallery there and are threatening to prosecute anyone entering without their permission.

If you have a pile of crap don't expect too much from your tenants.Setting income requirements, credit score, criminal history, pets, etc. is a great way to set a standard but its not going to always weed out bad tenants unfortunately.

And many are the ones you are reading about in the news (or soon will) as they lose properties to foreclosure and wind their way through civil (and occasionally criminal) court.  

Three of the 12 did not provide a bid and will be charged criminally at a later date. 

It gives us credit score, Rental payment history, Landlord-tenant history, and criminal history. 

And tying them up in a 6 month contract is criminal in those scenarios.

You can check the Franklin County court records for any evictions or criminal background and cross reference this with what was on the application and their credit.