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Finding the Perfect Tenant – “Trust but Verify”
Finding that perfect tenant can be time consuming and a very tough task. No matter how a prospective tenant may dress or whether they come across very genuine and trustworthy, there is no guarantee
Read More »How To Avoid Rental Property Tenant Screening Discrimination
Claims against property owners for tenant screening discrimination can be both timely and expensive. Denying someone to move into your property due to a low credit score is different that denying someone to do
Read More »Put The Tenant Fair Chance Act to Work For You
In February 2011 new legislation was passed to protect tenants from blacklisting. The Tenant Fair Chance Act requires landlords, real estate brokers and management companies, that rent apartments in buildings with five or more
Read More »Tenant Background Check and its process
Background checks have been the call for the day as the prime motto for any person who wishes to be secured. That too when you are planning to leave your own house for a
Read More »Growing Trend to Hold Landlords Accountable for Tenants’ Crimes
Sunbury, Pennsylvania is one of the latest municipalities to hold landlords accountable for policing crime in rental properties. The new measure will give the city the right to demand that landlords evict problem tenants–or face
Read More »Tenant Screening: How to Avoid Discrimination Lawsuits
The Federal Fair Housing Act guides landlords in the conduct of the tenant screening process. It allows all consumers equal housing opportunities and prohibits any landlord or property manager from having the following factors
Read More »Tenant kills Soweto landlord
A landlord was stabbed to death during a heated argument with a tenant in Soweto, Gauteng police said on Friday.“He was struck with a sharp object last night [Thursday] and sustained an open wound
Read More »Conducting Tenant Screening
The screening of prospective tenants is a clear necessary skill to have as a property manager. While some aspects of tenant screening may seem obvious, I think it is important to take a close
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