What criteria do you use to screen tenants?
Our tenant screening process is designed to ensure the placement of quality tenants who will treat our customer's properties well, and to treat all applicants justly, honestly, and in compliance with Fair Housing Laws.
We use the following criteria to screen tenants:
Income Verification
We review each applicant's income to verify that they have sufficient income for the unit they are applying to rent.
Credit Report
We review each applicant's credit report for indicators of their ability to pay rent in a timely manner, including, but not limited to: frequency of late payments, foreclosure, and bankruptcy.
Eviction Report
We look for any judgments within the last five years.
Criminal Report
We look for convictions of the following offenses:
Arson
Assault
Battery
Breaking and entering
Drug manufacture and cultivation
Fraud
Homicide
Rape
Sexual assault
Vandalism
We base our list on risk of harm to neighbors, risk of damage to property, and risk of lost rent.