I got this from Avail community ( https://community.avail.co/ )
A new legal update regarding tenant screening was just unanimously passed by the Minneapolis City Council.
Landlords may not use misdemeanor conviction...

seriously considering becoming an agent to pursue my dream of someday investing in real estate. I was convicted at 19yo and I am now 27. I live in Massachusetts and am still in the system on probation, but have no oth...

so a while back i asked about laws governing realtors who wholesale as well. there was a lot of responses so i figured i would go ahead and ask the South Carolina Real Estate commission what there position is on the s...

Would any of you rent to a young person who was convicted of vehicular homicide 5 years ago from wrecking while driving drunk? They openly admit it and have not been in trouble since. What would you do?

I ran a criminal check on a workman  recently hired & found out he is a convicted felon & was in prison until 2011 ( crime-identity theft). Our ad specifically said do not apply if you  cannot pass a criminal...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/13/BA161K9LGE.DTL&tsp=1

I ran a criminal check on a workman  recently hired & found out he is a convicted felon & was in prison until 2011 ( crime-identity theft). Our ad specifically said do not apply if you  cannot pass a criminal...

New law in Oakland, California.  https://sf.curbed.com/2020/1/23/21078782/oakland-background-check-renters-criminal-fair-chance
I am of course opposed for obvious reasons. Just as an example while running backgrounds...

I have a tenant with good salary and good credit....BUT it has a two entries on the "criminal record search" that he cannot explain. I have the case numbers. Can I get more details on what happened from a case #? S...

Hi all,My name is Jason and I'm new to the forum. I'm someone that's looking to get my real estate license in CA. The only problem is that I have a misdemeanor on my record and I know that can be a reason for the boar...