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Taylor McClung How to not discriminate against married/non-married couples?
20 October 2014 | 22 replies

Hi there!I have two multi-family rental properties and have come across this situation a couple times and have never found a solid answer to. Can anyone provide their insight?Situation: I own rental property in Califo...

Guan Hong Guo Income Criteria for Multiple Occupants
15 January 2025 | 10 replies

Seem like a silly question but I'm renting out my first rental in the Bronx. For applicants with multiple adult occupants, do you take the combined income for everyone into your income criteria? For example if rent is...

Paul A. Renter deported... huh!?
30 April 2015 | 26 replies

Got an email today from my PM stating that one of my tenants has been deported... how does this even happen? lol. Is this something that should have been caught during screening? Tenant was 2 months into their lease.....

Angela Smith Renting to a non citizen? What do I need to know?
30 July 2018 | 4 replies

Have you rented to a legal immigrant? How about undocumented immigrant?

What is the consequence to a landlord if renting to undocumented?

How do you inquire about this when screening? I don't want to discrim...

Sean Tippens Unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants ......
7 October 2019 | 113 replies

Just wondering if there could be any issues with unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants. As a landlord, are we responsible for inquiring as to their citizenship? Could we get into trouble legally if we don’t?

Michael Williams I have a rental prospect without a social security number
17 June 2016 | 6 replies

Does anyone have a positive history of leasing to a prospective prospect that doesn't have a social security number? If so, what are safe guards to put in place?

Mike Miller Is there a way to Confirm if A Property is Actually Pending?
3 April 2016 | 5 replies

If a property is pending, will anything show up at the assessors office, or anywhere I can access, to verify if it's pending or say a preliminary unconfirmed contract/proposal, etc...? Somehow reach the lender directl...

Philip Bennett Illegal immigrants as tenants
16 January 2018 | 273 replies

I have an applicant for a property in Anchorage, Alaska that is wanting to sign a lease for a family member that is an illegal immigrant. The individual wanting to sign the lease is unable to provide a completed appli...

Account Closed Tenant Screening- Joint Income?
5 January 2017 | 20 replies

It's common knowledge that a basic qualification for a tenant is to show income that is 3x's the rent. However, if a husband and wife or a boyfriend or girlfriend are filling out the application, is this a joint requi...

Jonathan Satizabal Purchasing properties with "illegal" units
12 March 2021 | 18 replies

Would you purchase a property in Chicago with a non-conforming or illegal unit? What are your exit strategies if an issue comes up? What are the insurance or legal risks? Would you purchase the property valuing it wit...