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Governor sign ‘Fair Tenant Screening’ bill
Washington has laws like the landlord - tenant act that address housing discrimination. But some landlords find ways to get around the mandates, until now. On Thursday, Governor Christine Gregoire signed the 'Fair Tenant Screening
Read More »Do I Need to Conduct a Background Check On My Potential Tenant? If So, How?
When it comes to tenant screening, a landlord or property manager cannot be too cautious. Potential tenants need to be screened in order to protect yourself, your assets, your property, and—perhaps most of all—your
Read More »Tenant Screening – Detail by detail
You know the importance of tenant screening if you are an investor that owns house houses or perhaps a house director. Tenant selection is one of the most important activities in owning and managing
Read More »Importance of Running a Tenant Credit Check on Your Potential Renter
A tenant credit check is one of the most important things that you—as a property manager or landlord—can do. Doing so can help you minimize the risk that a tenant will not pay his
Read More »Tenant Screening: Common Sense, Mandatory or Otherwise
As with any debate there are always two sides. In the argument over mandatory tenant background checks there are indeed two sides, but with very similar goals. The movement behind mandatory tenant background checks
Read More »Tenant Screening By Means of a Intensive Tenant Background Check
Every property manager can considerably enhance their profit margins and decrease their expenditures by simply conducting a complete tenant screening with every single rental candidate. Performing a tenant screening is perhaps the most important
Read More »Should a landlord pay for a tenant’s crime?
A landlord in B.C. who rented houses to tenants who later turned them into grow ops was stripped of the properties by a provincial court last month. The case holds lesson for Ontario landlords where
Read More »Crimes and Illegal Activities on Rental Property
Unfortunately, crime is everywhere. For ordinary property owners, the concerns range from vandalism to burglary. But, some property owners-and non-property owners-have additional concerns: crimes and illegal activities on rental property raise some unique issues
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