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Property Management – Chatsworth – Best Way to Screen Tenants

CHATSWORTH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

The One And Only Best Way To Screen Tenants

The one and only best way to screen prospective tenants is for property managers to have them fill out written rental application, complete with the following information:

Employment income,
Credit history
Social Security Number,
Driver’s license number,
Past evictions or bankruptcies, if any, and
References.

Before selecting tenants, property managers should check with previous landlords and other references; verify employment, income, and bank account information; and last but not least, obtain a credit report on prospective tenants. The last is especially important, as it indicates whether that particular person is habitually late in paying his / her rent or other bills, whether he / she has declared bankruptcy at any point in time, or has ever been evicted. As well, property managers in order to avoid trouble with fair housing laws, should be consistent and fair in screening tenants. For instance, they should make it a policy to ask all applicants to provide credit reports. That apart, landlords should make themselves consistent with all rules and regulations before drafting tenancy leases or rental agreements. They must also take all necessary precautions, such as, tenant screenings, background checks on prospective tenants, including making certain all rental lease clauses are adhered to, as insurance for a litigation free landlord / tenant relationship.

Posted by Joan Ging

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