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12 August 2014 | 23 replies
no criminal record, he would be my roommate, i live in illinois which means it takes a long time to evict someone.
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12 June 2015 | 3 replies
In addition to that we'll run a credit, eviction, and criminal background check.
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18 February 2008 | 3 replies
In other words, are certain providers less expensive, have a faster reponse time, provide more comprehensive reports (i.e. criminal background in addition to credit checks), etc.?
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18 December 2023 | 66 replies
Also, is it legal to deny the person base on criminal history?
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9 July 2021 | 17 replies
Zillow may or may not be fine for that, but you never should stop with the credit report and criminal check.
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24 October 2022 | 14 replies
My super smart attorney has summarized this for me several times: "Most lay people confuse civil liability with criminal liability.
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20 January 2021 | 58 replies
Also, is it important to check criminal history?
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23 April 2018 | 15 replies
There is just so much money to be made in the business that it is BOUND to attract the criminals and the thieves.
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6 June 2018 | 68 replies
The housing authority does background checks, criminal checks, & credit checks.
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26 January 2019 | 311 replies
They've decriminalized most felonies, so that it "appears" the crime rates have dropped, when in fact, they just stopped prosecuting violent criminals and other crimes.