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Identity fraud and fraudulent tenants on the rise
Research done by let insurance services has found that more and more landlords are being hit by fraudulent tenants. In the first half of 2011 identity fraud attempts had doubled and 50,000 victims of impersonation
Read More »Subletting tenant is jailed
A London council claims it has won a "landmark" case against unlawful subletting in which a tenant has been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison. It's the first such case Westminster City Council has won
Read More »A Landlord’s Checklist for Tenant Screening
There are many reasons for carrying out tenant background checks. Tenant screeninghelps landlords avoid renting to unsavory characters whose behavior may drive down property value and rent rates. Conducting background checks can also help
Read More »Rent it Fast With These Easy Tips
If you have rental units to fill, you might want to put yourself in your potential tenants’ shoes, and give them what they want. So what do people look for when searching through apartment
Read More »Tenant Charged with Killing Landlord Over Music
A 30-year-old western Michigan man has been charged with murder, accused of setting his landlady on fire after she complained about his music. Fifty-three-year-old Phanh Kim Le died Sunday at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in
Read More »A better look at tenant background checks and tenant screening
t is best to by no means underestimate the worth and importance of the tenant background check and the tenant screening. It’s because as a landlord you never know the individual who is going
Read More »Tenant sublets flat, claiming he is owner
A Pakistani salesman ASZ, 38, allegedly forged a property ownership certificate and conned a tenant for Dh42,000, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. The tenant Hassan Saleh, 63, teacher, testified that he was looking for a
Read More »State Adopts New Tenant Screening Rules
Washington state lawmakers have enacted a new law that requires landlords there to warn tenants in advance what information they are looking for in tenant screening reports. Sen. David Frockt, the bill’s sponsor, says that
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