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Danny Chan Can we tell applicant that income must be 3x the rent?
31 May 2021 | 19 replies

Hello,I was looking up fair housing laws in Chicago because I am trying to rent out a unit, and I came across an article online that said we are not permitted to say that income must be three times the rent, because i...

Jeff S. "The FHA and Oregon anti-discrimination law apply to everyone present in the
15 April 2015 | 0 replies

US, regardless of immigration status" quote from an article by Jo Becker, Education/Outreach Specialist, Fair Housing Council of Oregon in an article titled screening without Social Security Numbers: there Are Options...

Kevin Phu Proposed: Landlord Relief Fund
19 April 2020 | 1 reply

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, introduced a bill in the U.S. House calling for a nationwide cancellation of rent and mortgage payments until the coronavirus pandemic has ended which also would include the creation of a...

David Wurzel What Would You Do In This Situation?
8 March 2018 | 5 replies

I had a property inspection appointment with a prospect who actually cancelled at the last minute.  No problem.  He said he would call back to reschedule.  Maybe that was fortunate.  I did a quick background and found...

Caroline Gerardo CFBP and FTC Fine Trans Union for Erroneous Tenant Eviction History on Credit Reports
14 October 2023 | 2 replies

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-ftc-t...     
Bad credit reports for Landlords checking possible tenants...Trans Union failed to take steps to ensure the rental background checks that landlords...

Dakota Rholetter Mixed Sex Tenants in SFR, Good or Bad Idea?
31 December 2021 | 53 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets Family!I have recently been reading the book, The House Hacking Strategy by Craig Curelop and an interesting question that I thought about earlier was:In a single-family residence where you rent b...

Greg P. Passion or Addiction to Real Estate?
20 March 2012 | 7 replies

Hello, I think like most of us we are trying to make a living and maybe a few of us would like to be very successful. The issue I am having is that I can't tell if I have a passion or just a addiction to this busines...

Sean McDonnell Airbnb user banned for personal opinions
11 February 2022 | 6 replies

Has anyone else been following what is going on with Michelle Malkin getting banned from using Airbnb for allegedly being associated with a 'known hate group' and speaking at a 'white nationalist conference'? Interest...

Sunny P. Tenant screening
9 August 2016 | 3 replies

Sometimes we get a lot of requests for rentals. What kinda info can you ask for what can you not? Can I ask a potential tenant to submit income verification before showing them the property ?