RentRedi reports that small landlords must screen tenants fairly while complying with fair housing laws to avoid costly legal issues.

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

A new law regulating tenant screening fees, in an effort to protect renters and provide more transparency in the rental application process, will take effect May 1. Signed into law from a bill ...

“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 ...