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Avoid Landlord Liability with Tenant Screening Reports
Landlords spend countless dollars and valuable time on advertising and make-ready repairs. Their ultimate goal is to be fully occupied with good paying renters. Renters that pay on time do not bounce checks and
Read More »Reduce Tenant Problems with a Background Check
[Reduce Tenant Problems with a Background Check] Although a landlord and a tenant have a legally binding relationship based on a contract which spells out the terms of their relationship in detail, many problems
Read More »Tenant Screening Background Check
Finding good renters and avoiding the bad tenants is the goal of every landlord and/or property owner. However, many leasing agents are not correctly researching the background history their prospective renters and
Read More »Landlord’s Tenant Screening Policies Found Discriminatory
A landlord who says she rejected a prospective tenant because he had no credit discriminated against the man, according to a recent decision by a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. The 55-year old applicant applied for
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
Read More »How to Prevent Landlord Lawsuits
Easily the worst part of being a landlord is being a serial defendant against frivolous lawsuits. Everyone just loooooves to sue landlords, under the (usually false) assumption that landlords are all rich miserly bastards
Read More »Tenant Scams to Watch Out For
Landlords, have you ever been the victim of a scam pulled off by a “professional tenant?” There are always a few lurking around in the shadows. We’ve heard a few stories lately about landlords
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