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24 September 2007 | 12 replies
One thing I was interested in knowing is how much an rental applicant can be denied based on criminal record.
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5 October 2007 | 1 reply
Anyhow, I did some more searching and found that here in kansas criminal records are available online.
25 June 2008 | 32 replies
I'm no lawyer, but I don't think this is a criminal matter in any state.
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13 April 2019 | 12 replies
It is very easy to check their criminal status.
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22 October 2007 | 4 replies
Some landlords will get the criminal background info from public sources.
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18 December 2007 | 8 replies
Note that he was not "prosecuted" in the criminal sense.
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26 December 2007 | 12 replies
"so if Jon Doe wants to he can convey the property away, or encumber it" He could, True, there could be criminal activities in doing so...
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31 May 2008 | 33 replies
Although this was still not my problem, I told her that I would help her check her boyfriend's criminal record.
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18 January 2008 | 5 replies
The best defense is hiring a professional to check credit, criminal or court records or learn the process yourself.