Alejandro Perez
Florida Landlords and Tenants Criminal Penalties
HB 1287: Landlords and TenantsGENERAL BILL by Hardemon Landlords and Tenants; Provides criminal penalties for specified prohibited practices by landlord relating to maintenance of pr...
Eran R.
Trap for lanlords: Philly encourages criminal behavior
In some addresses in Philadelphia, city requires having lead paint test before rental licenses can be renewed. Delinquent tenants aware of that so by not cooperating, not letting official lead paint tester to enter, t...
Daniel T Stockman
Student Rental - Application/Screening/Lease - Assistance Please!
Hi BP,We are closing on a college rental, next Friday, and are looking for some guidance for our Application/Screening/Lease process. We will be self-managing and originally going to use Avail for this, but ran into ...
Cole Davis
Background Checks without SS Number
A prospective tenant with (great credit / clean background) of ours has a roommate that is here on a work permit. He has a Tax ID number but no Social Security number. Our current tenant screening company can only sea...
Adam Craig
Ohio city’s point of sale ordinance found to be unconstitutional
For all of you that have to deal with POS - this is not the first time I heard of this but makes me wonder how other cities will react.Ohio city’s point of sale ordinance found to be unconstitutional -On February 12, ...
Jennifer Lopez
Can tenants legally conduct background checks on their landlords?
Can tenants legally conduct background checks on their landlords? If so, what would be the best way to get a complete and accurate background check on the landlord? I am asking especially since some landlords live in ...
Eric Eickhof
How to Pick a Good Tenant
Without a good tenant, your rental is less than worthless. Your life is going to get eaten up with complaints and errands, you’re not going to be able to count on rent, and I wouldn’t wish going through the eviction ...
Linda Thomas
New tenant screening help
Hi everyone,
I wanted to know if I can reject an application for a potential new tenant if they failed to answer all the questions on my rental application that are important for instance: the below questions were l...
Milton Chamberlain
Kansas City MO NEW Source of Income Discrimination Ban Ordinance
Hi BP community,There was a recent ordinance passed in the state of Missouri (specifically the actual city of Kansas City) pertaining to whether or not landlord's can review and deny tenant applications based on sourc...
AJ Satcher
Can I ask a tenant about items on their Renter Screening Report?
Hello everyone!My wife and I are renting out our home while we travel for work. We do month to month rentals and are on our third tenant. First two so far so good! I just finished screening our third tenant and wanted...