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Tenant Screening

The process of evaluating an applicant through credit, background, income, and rental history before approving a lease. It must follow Fair Housing and FCRA rules. See tenant screening .

At a kitchen table, a landlord and an applicant look at a screening report in a folder, a laptop and an envelope
  1. Check credit and rental history
  2. Use the same steps for everyone
  3. Get written consent first

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