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5 Things Landlords Need to Know About Tenant Screening

by TVS | Jul 27, 2020 | Tenant Screening

Finding the right tenants is key to any profitable rental business. Here are some tips that make tenant screening easier and more effective for landlords: 1. Tenant fraud is a real and growing concern for landlords. The best way to expose fraud is to catch it early. For that reason, savvy landlords and property managers withhold the rental application until they have seen an applicant's photo ID. Without that baseline, there is no way to know that the information provided pertains to the...

Tenant Screening Tips: The Adverse Action Notice

by TVS | Jul 27, 2020 | Tenant Screening

When the information in a credit, eviction, criminal history, or other...

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Landlords Face More Eviction Hurdles

by TVS | Jul 27, 2020 | Eviction Strategies

There is a lot of talk these days about evictions. Where landlords were...

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Tenants, Landlords Await Next Stimulus

by TVS | Jul 27, 2020 | Rental Property Management Tips

Most renters made full or partial rent payments this month, according to the...

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Every Landlord’s Secret Weapon Against Bad Tenants

by TVS | Apr 9, 2012 | Tenant Screening

A major newspaper last week offered some advice to tenants: If you think you may ever move again, pay attention to your credit. The article reveals every landlord's secret weapon against bad tenants. Conscientious landlords are going to run a credit check on every...

British Columbia Landlords Asked to Re-send Last Week’s Faxes

by TVS | Apr 9, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

The Residential Tenancy Branch in British Columbia experienced technical difficulties with the faxed evidence line on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 and Wednesday, April 4, 2012. As a result, all material sent during this period must be re-submitted. Deadlines for the...

Ontario Landlords Gain the Upper Hand Against Bed Bugs

by TVS | Apr 9, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

Over the last few years, the bed bug epidemic has gained momentum in the city of Toronto and surrounding areas. There are ongoing reports of bed bugs infestations in hospitals, hotels, homes, offices, and even the TTC. “The bed bug epidemic is definitely getting...

Landlord Warns: Don’t Do What I Did

by TVS | Apr 2, 2012 | Tenant Screening

A Nevada landlord has a warning for others across the country -- never show rental properties to strangers. According to a report in the local news, the landlord had placed a vacancy sign on the front lawn of her rental property, and was inside cleaning and painting...

How to Get the Most From a Criminal Background Check

by TVS | Apr 2, 2012 | Tenant Screening

To get the most from a criminal background report on your prospective tenant, it is important to understand what you are getting and how to use the information. TVS obtains its criminal records and eviction information from Lexis Nexis. They in turn obtain their...

Jury Sides with Landlords in Negligence Case

by TVS | Apr 2, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

Two landlords in Maine have successfully defended a claim that they were at fault for their former tenant's injury from lead poisoning. The family alleged that their young son was rendered disabled due to excessive exposure to lead in the apartment that they had...

Can I Make My Tenant Take Better Care of His Dog?

by TVS | Apr 2, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

Q: I have a tenant that I did allow to have a dog. He appears to be bordering on neglecting the animal. Do I have the right to say something to him about taking better care of his dog? - TVS Landlord There definitely are advantages to allowing pets in the your rental...

Landlord Locked Out of Rental Property For Weeks

by TVS | Mar 26, 2012 | Tenant Screening

A landlord in Ottawa was locked out of his rental property by his deadbeat tenant, despite an eviction order According to reports from the Ottawa Citizen, which has been following the landlord's struggle to evict his tenant, the problems started last November, after...

Landlord Smacked With $115,000 Fine After Angering Board

by TVS | Mar 26, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

A British Columbia landlord has been ordered to pay a $115,000 fine for failing to comply with an order from the Residential Tenancy Branch. The hearing officer wanted to make one thing clear: This dispute is not between a landlord and tenant. It's between a landlord...

Edmonton Apartment Association Offering Landlord Bootcamp

by TVS | Mar 26, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

Whether you are an experienced landlord or new to the business, a real estate investor or a realtor selling properties, it's important to understand the rental business. The Edmonton Apartment Association brings together together owners, operators and managers of...

British Columbia Rental Industry Spurs Review of Carbon Tax

by TVS | Mar 26, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

The recent decision by the Government of British Columbia to review the escalating carbon tax is welcome news to the BC Apartment Owners and Managers Association (BCAOMA). BC's rental housing industry has been hit particularly hard by the carbon tax and it needs real,...

3 Ways a Credit Report Can Flag Bad Tenants

by TVS | Mar 19, 2012 | Tenant Screening

The reports of fraud, including identity fraud -- using someone else's personal information, continue to climb in the U.S. A report just released from Javelin Strategy & Research, co-sponsored by Wells Fargo, found that the number of identity fraud incidences...

Understanding the Rules for Companion Animals

by TVS | Mar 19, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

Did you know that companion animal rules also apply to persons who are associated with the tenant? A Nevada landlord is facing discrimination charges after telling his tenants that a frequent visitor could not bring his emotional support dog onto the rental property....

State Adopts New Tenant Screening Rules

by TVS | Mar 19, 2012 | Tenant Screening

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 the law was designed to help low-income...

Landlord’s Friend Becomes Her Tenant From Hell

by TVS | Mar 19, 2012 | Tenant Screening

An Aspen, Colorado landlord is suing her former tenant -- and long-time friend -- after the woman destroyed the rental property while growing marijuana. The landlord had agreed to the tenant using the home as an indoor marijuana growing operation because the activity...

3 Ways a Credit Report Can Flag Bad Tenants

by TVS | Mar 12, 2012 | Tenant Screening

March is Fraud Awareness Month, and the RCMP wants to spread the word that fraud crimes are on the rise. Fraud-related offences are now thought to be as profitable as drug-related offences, estimated at between $10 and $30 billion annually in Canada by the RCMP’s...

Landlord Must Pay Tenant After “Self-Help” Eviction

by TVS | Mar 12, 2012 | Eviction Strategies

A British Columbia tenant won a monetary award against her former landlord after the landlord tossed her out without an order for possession. The landlord applied to evict the tenant just two weeks into the tenancy. The tenant claims to have paid rent and a security...

Calgary Landlord Charged $5,000 After Reporting Grow Op; 10 Grow Ops Discovered in Manitoba

by TVS | Mar 12, 2012 | Tenant Screening

A landlord in Calgary told the local news that he has been charged a $5,000 "permit fee" from the city in order to clean up the aftermath of a tenant's grow op. The landlord himself made the report to the police, after becoming suspicious of his tenant. He says the...

Ontario Human Rights Commission to Investigate Two Rental Licensing Bylaws

by TVS | Mar 12, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

Two public interest inquiries by the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) will explore if new rental housing licensing bylaws in North Bay and Waterloo create discriminatory barriers to rental housing. New bylaws in the two municipalities come into force in the next...

Calgary Company Brings Mobile Rental Listing Service to British Columbia, Saskatchewan

by TVS | Mar 12, 2012 | Rental Property Management Tips

RentClick.ca has announced that it is bringing its iPhone accessible rental listing service to British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Originally focused on the Calgary rental market, the listing service previously expanded into Edmonton. Now, the service is available in...

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