Tenant Screening

A Tulsa landlord is struggling to recover his property after his lease-breaking tenant locked him out and refuses to answer the door. According to a report, the tenant was offered the rental home out of kindness. He was supposed to stay for three months, pay nominal...

Landlords using Facebook to target the "right" renters may want to rethink that strategy in the face of growing controversy over the practice of choosing tenants based on their interests. Last week, HUD filed a complaint accusing the social media giant of promoting...

Landlords in Portland, Oregon are gearing up for what could be a contentious battle as the city council there reportedly is poised to consider a sweeping rental reform that would limit tenant screening and security deposits. More Housing Now!, a landlord advocacy...

A tenant from hell recently was evicted. Now, she's looking for another rental home. Will it be yours? An 81-year-old Ontario landlord had to battle for months to evict a deadbeat tenant for failing to pay rent. After an initial LTB order to evict, the tenant abused...

Is your rental applicant telling you the whole story? A tenant credit check is a simple way to verify the applicant's qualifications and gain peace of mind. At the same time, it's an easy way to flag an applicant who is twisting the facts or holding back pertinent...

In a tight rental market, landlords might not be thinking about how best to fill vacancies. After all, there are applicants standing in line. But that's the problem: too many applicants makes it more difficult to weed out the unqualified ones, and a tight market means...

Repairs are an inevitable expense for every rental property owner. But that doesn't mean landlords can't enlist some strategies to keep those costs to a minimum: Understand Your Property's Personality Every property should have a routine maintenance schedule....

A landlord in Alabama is facing a legal battle after refusing to rent a three-bedroom, single-family home to a mother with three children. The case highlights the need for landlords to understand today's rules regarding occupancy limits. These discrimination lawsuits...

Heard any scary tenant stories lately? While nightmare tenancies are rare, each time one occurs it sends shock waves throughout the landlord community. No one can completely prevent tenants from hell -- and the blame rests solely with the bad tenant -- but there do...

According to a recent news report, there has been a marked increase in the number of privacy complaints filed by tenants against landlords. One major issue centers around tenant screening. Canadians landlords are subject to the requirements of the Personal Information...