The only time they care is when they do it maliciously or with identity theft.

I am going to ask for 3 months bank statements in hard copy and i will use rentprep to do a b/g check. i already paid for a pretty thorough identity run on the husband of one of the sisters.

The legal requirements are identical, but friends are harder to fire and control.

I just acquired two identical, side-by-side duplexes and am starting to plan out my rehab project.

@Ben Spader I am in the midst of an identical situation with my 4 plex, that I picked up in January 2020. 2 2br/1ba and 2 3br/1ba units.

They will verify a persons identity, the background check with show clear for the different offenses or show the criminal offenses they have.

After the apartment manager did so and they found out it was me, they tried to make my life a living hell like doing mature things like leaving dog poop bags on my front door...

I’d like to start our conversation by having an external validation of your identity that will also serve as meeting some of the initial criteria for applicants.

The rationale is their use is identical to the neighbors, so if a rule applies to one is should certainly apply to the person recommending the rule.If nothing else, you can have a lot of fun with this. 

It's also useful to request that the applicant uploads / sends you documents proving their identity and their employment.