Tenant Risk Verification – criminal background checks

NJ tenant’s story a good example of why tenant screening is so important

tenantriskverification November 26, 2012 0

A man in New Jersey seems to have made fighting landlords his full-time profession. His story serves as an excellent reminder of the importance of conducting a thorough tenant check on every serious tenant

Tenants, landlords have new rights in N.S.

tenantriskverification November 21, 2012 0

New legislation that changes the rights of tenants and landlords is now in effect in Nova Scotia. Some of the amendments work in favour of residents, but some say overall the Tenancies Act still favours

Legalization of Marijuana & Tenant Screening

tenantriskverification November 20, 2012 0

Colorado and Washington made history recently by legalizing recreational use and possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults over the age of 21 – though it remains a crime under federal

Noisy neighbour evicted from Widnes flat

tenantriskverification November 19, 2012 0

A WIDNES woman who made her neighbours lives hell by throwing late night drunken parties has been evicted. Melissa Bradbury, aged 24, was thrown out of her Hale Road flat after Halton Housing Trust, Cheshire

Life sentence in slaying of landlord

tenantriskverification November 16, 2012 0

Cynthia and Karen Jenkins were so close they were like twins. Born just 11 months apart, the sisters shared everything. They argued and laughed, telephoned and teased each other every day, even when Karen Jenkins

Feared tenant is evicted from home

tenantriskverification November 16, 2012 0

A disorderly tenant who made his neighbours’ lives a misery over a prolonged period in which he even threatened to kill people has been evicted. Carl Prosser, formally of Pilton Close, Paston, Peterborough, was evicted

9 Ways to Avoid Bad Tenants

tenantriskverification November 14, 2012 1

Talk to any group of landlords and you’re bound to hear horror stories about professional tenants who rip off one landlord after another, leaving behind a trail of trashed rentals and serious financial losses.

A Landlord’s Filthy Disgusting Professional Young Tenants

tenantriskverification November 14, 2012 0

Curbed Horror Stories are firsthand reader reports about terrible Los Angeles apartment experiences past and present. This week, in honor of Renters Week, we're having a rental horror story showdown. We'll post a few