Al Wright
Screening multiple tenants for one empty unit
This maybe a dumb question, but do you screen one tenant at a time (or multiple tenants at a time) for one available unit? What if multiple people pass the background and credit checks? Who gets the unit and what happ...
Ayodeji Kuponiyi
Rejecting Prospect Tenant (Non Refundable Application Fee)
Should my rejection letter read something like this:We're sorry to let you know that the property at [address] is no longer available. At this time we've rented this property to other applicants. Thank you.Do I need t...
Karen Mathieu
Tenant Applicants
We have received seven applications for a new rental house we bought. Three of them seem equally strong on paper but one family stands out to us. How do we decline the other applicants without getting into any legal t...
Brandy Carter
Adverse action notices
I have just posted my first rental and am accepting applications. I would like help clarifying when it’s necessary to send an adverse action notice or not. If it pertains to something on a credit check this notice nee...
Jessica Jay-Maleski
Renting to Tenant who does foster care
Hello! I am wondering if anyone has experience renting to a tenant who has foster children regularly? I assume it is a protected scenario in which I could not discriminate so this is not necessarily a "should I, shoul...
Xi Zhu
eviction records
For the landlords on BP, do you check eviction records when screening potential tenants. If so, which website/service provider do you use? Any pro and cons would be greatly appreciated.
Brian Kohn
New to screening - need help
We have an out of state tenant that has applied for our rental.Nice couple with 5 kids. They want to move in site unseen because they both have job offers locally that start in the next couple weeks. The income from...
Christian Bors
Declining a tenant's application
I have a prospective tenant that filled out our application. Originally, her fiancée and her 3 kids were going to move in. I told them our process and standards we require for our rental units. First, they must fil...
Atul Mohlajee
Verification, credit check of prospective tenants
I am trying to find a tenant by myself although in the past I have used realtors. Please tell me about any good and user friendly tenant verification/credit check websites that you use. I think It would be great to ...
Brett Staples
Who to use for credit and backgrounds
Hey all I was just wondering who everyone uses for background and credit checks on tenants. Why do you use that one?