The utilization of post-hire risk monitoring policies, procedures, and practices may be the long-term due diligence complement to an organization’s pre-employment screening policies, procedures, and practices. Post-hire risk monitoring is the process of conducting periodic background checks on employees after they are hired. The post-hire screening process is also known as infinity screening or continuous […]

The landlord must provide the notice if the adverse action in any way is based on a consumer report that was a factor in the landlord’s housing decision. Even if the information in the consumer report was only a minor part in the overall decision, such as cursory review of the applicant’s credit history, the […]

An adverse action is any action by a landlord that is unfavorable to the interests of a rental applicant. It includes not only a landlord’s denial of a rental application but also an action by the landlord that imposes a burden not required of all tenants. Common adverse actions by landlords include: denying a rental […]

Landlords use consumer reports in evaluating and selecting tenants for their rental properties. A consumer report contains information about an individual’s credit, character, general reputation, and lifestyle. As a tenant background check, consumer reports can include rental history, eviction history, credit history, or criminal records. Consumer reports are usually prepared by a credit bureau or […]

Good property management is active property management with a hands-on involvement in all phases of the rental operations for people, property, and policies. Active management can be the owner’s self-management of his property or as out-sourced services from a property management company. Self-Management At the most basic level of business ownership an owner must ask […]

Beginning with the pre-screening of an interested prospect, there are a few must-ask questions that can help determine the prospect’s ability to qualify for tenancy. The responses to the questions should be carefully evaluated for potential red flag issues. Some commonly asked questions are: “When do you plan to move?” Typically a landlord’s lease agreement […]

Typically a landlord will conduct tenant screenings for information about an applicant’s employment, income, credit history, financial obligations, rental housing history, criminal background history or other consumer reports as allowed by applicable laws, and personally identifying information such as name, address, Social Security number, and driver’s license information. Conducting an applicant interview can provide additional […]

There are many different approaches to advertising rental properties. Many landlords have found through experience that there is no one best advertising approach that helps to fill a vacancy. What works is usually conditioned upon a number of factors. Market supply and demand in the local rental area and the area demographics may influence the […]

Tenant selection may be a landlord’s most important business decision, one that can have significant impact upon his entire rental operations. By taking a controlled, systematic approach to tenant screening and selection, a landlord will minimize the risk of a bad tenant. A bad tenant can mean lost rental income, property damage, and court actions. […]

There are basically two different ways to approach transfer of a lease. One is by subleasing, the other by assignment. Each method has advantages and disadvantages. For a sublease in some states, a landlord may technically have no direct legal relationship with a subtenant and so cannot legally act directly against a subtenant. Theoretically, the […]