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Landlords Face $500 Fines For Choosing Bad Tenants
A new law in Antioch, Illinois means landlords who choose bad tenants could end up paying for it–as much as $500 per day. Ordinances like this, which target landlords in crime-ridden neighborhoods, are becoming commonplace.
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 rent
Read More »Oakland: Police Departments Are Screening Tenants For Landlords
Concerns are being raised by activists that some local Police Departments in Alameda County may be providing video tapes / DVDs to landlords and property owners that contain the images of the different types
Read More »Tenant Background Screening: Uncovering the Truth
First, let’s spend a moment discussing the rental application itself, and what data you’ll want to make sure you collect. Make sure each applicant fills inside their current landlord’s name and number on
Read More »What to do if your tenant breaks the rules
As a landlord you do your best to select the most qualified tenants. You have them fill out a detailed tenant application, conduct a thorough tenant verification, interview them in person and check references.
Read More »Fraudulent tenants on the increase – take care when selecting tenants
Identity fraud continues to increase with over 81,000 cases of identity fraud and over 69,000 victims of impersonation in the first 9 months of 2011 (based on CIFAS figures)
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
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