When I talk to new and seasoned landlords alike, one of the topics we invariably land on is the importance of tenant screening. In fact, in full disclosure, I now operate a company that provides free ...

A few days before Thanksgiving 2019, Joyce Williams lost her job as a security guard in Chicago, and in the few months it took her to find work again, she fell behind on rent. Her apartment, located ...

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As the founder of a property management company that has an eviction rate of less than 1%, I know firsthand how the success of your rental property hinges on finding trustworthy and reliable tenants ...

Key Takeaways A single bad tenant can cost property owners $10,000+ through unpaid rent, property damage, legal fees, ...

The CFPB recently released two reports concerning tenant background checks. One report, “Consumer Snapshot: Tenant Background Checks,” discusses consumer complaints received by the CFPB that relate to ...

Landlords and tenants often accept the tenant screening process as a formality. But there’s a hidden set of processes that work behind the scenes to create the neatly formatted PDFs landlords rely on ...

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In October, a Massachusetts landlord who refused to rent apartments to pregnant women or families with minor children was found guilty of violating the U.S. Fair Housing Act. The same month, the New ...

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“Under the current opaque system, there is no way to know if a former convict or someone with bad credit is moving into my home.” On the 12th, a petition titled “Introduction of Tenant Interview ...