Take a look at these rental applicants and see if you can spot the scammer: Tenant A is a successful entrepreneur. A sharp dresser in an expensive suit, Tenant A decided to lease out his luxury home in the U.S. and rent a place in Vancouver -- way below his budget --...

It's hard to overstate the importance of a rental application when it comes to tenant screening. By verifying and then cross-referencing the application to the tenant credit report and references, a landlord can spot a bad tenant before it's too late. But this...

A significant number of rental applicants own their own businesses. Many of these applicants are highly-qualified and make great tenants. Landlords accustomed to verifying income solely from pay stubs may need to tweak their tenant screening process. Here are some...

Roughly one-third of all insurance claims against property owners are for dog bites and the average cost to settle a dog bite claim is now $32,000, a significant rise from previous years, that according to the Insurance Information Institute and State Farm. Experts...

Earlier this winter, two Toronto landlords from the same neighbourhood teamed up to hang posters with a photo of the same tenant they say scammed them. According to a news report, at least three adjacent landlords encountered the same tenant, and had the same...

An Alberta landlord reported that her property was sacked by her tenants, littered with crack pipes, the walls spray-painted, despite the fact that children lived in the home. The tenants moved on, which means now they are someone else's problem. In hindsight, it's...

Tenant screening is a two-part process. A landlord must verify credit-worthiness -- the ability and willingness to pay rent, along with tenant-worthiness -- the applicant's rental history. Running a tenant credit check is crucial for determining if the applicant tends...

Small landlord businesses - those with a few units or renting out their own houses -- are particularly vulnerable to income loss. Renting only now and again is like having a part-time job. It takes longer to build experience. Fortunately, there are many ways to...

A  tenant in Nova Scotia has been charged with fraud after failing to pay her rent while allegedly pretending to be the landlord and collecting money from another tenant, according to a news report. Despite the woman's long criminal history and her failure to pay...