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Nubia Rodriguez Need help to find a good site to check criminal and background
9 September 2015 | 6 replies

I'm a new landlord and need help finding a good website to check criminal and background checks for potential tenants.help

Michael Coco New Jersey AG Cracking Down on Landlords who ask about Criminal Histories
6 March 2023 | 5 replies

It's illegal to ask prospective tenants about criminal histories now in NJ:New Jersey AG’s Office accuses dozens of landlords of discrimination based on criminal record (news12.com)I think this is completely insane bu...

M Marie M. Old News: A Housing Ban the Box Bill
14 December 2016 | 0 replies

The following post is kind of old because I couldn't figure out how to post here. It hasn't become law yet, as my Councilman McDuffie is still moving it through the process. Knowing the Council something like this wil...

Martin Guerrero Can I deny Felons and Sex offenders for rental properties?
24 December 2022 | 5 replies

When posting mininum qualifaction standards are there standard or general clauses for felony charges and or sex offense charges.  We would prefer to not rent to sex offenders as we are in a condominium as well as clos...

Jaime Perez Credit and Background checks
17 May 2017 | 4 replies

Hello everyone

Does anyone have any feedback on this tenant screening app called Houserie? Any referrals on who to use?

Thanks
Jaime

Louis Kelley HUD Threatens To Sue Landlords Who Screen Tenants For Felonies
12 April 2016 | 10 replies

Hi just read a recent article on IBD regarding HUD looking to enforce equality among all renters - even ones with criminal records. I'm a new landlord so my experience is < 3 months of doing this. For those of you ...

Bobby Narinov Preventing tenants from damaging my video recording cameras
13 May 2016 | 20 replies

I had some break-ins in my apartment complex so I installed 8 cameras around the apartment complex. None of the tenants objected before the video equipment was installed.But after the installation one of them didn't l...

Michael J Davis Tenant purposely wrecks your rental
3 May 2023 | 2 replies

My brother just had a tenant that he had to evict and he purposely destroyed the house. Urination on the floor dog poop smeared on the walls doors and hardware missing. Any suggestions for what to do. This is in centr...

Alex Verdugo Background checks and verification
1 July 2020 | 2 replies

Who do you use for background checks or do you do them yourself? Credit checks, references, income history, etc.
If you do the checks yourself, what resources do you use to gather this information? Websites, gover...

Vivek Kumar Mixed feeling on the application. Help me decide
9 August 2024 | 5 replies

I got a rental application by a couple with 3 kids for one of my property. Monthly joint income is 7X the rent and one credit score is 630 another person is: 712. They proof of income looks satisfactory. The only part...