Avoid Tenants From Hell For
Property Managers and Landlords…
The best way to avoid bad tenants is not to rent to them
in the first place!
Ever heard of a landlord horror story? Most landlord horror stories
are a product of a landlord’s lazy approach to tenant screening.
Let us be brutally honest, landlords are faced with board-certified,
repeat-offender tenants from hell who take advantage of unsuspecting
landlords. However, it does not have to be that way!
The best way to avoid problem tenants is not to rent to them in
the first place.
The way to accomplish this is to have a TENANT
SCREENING PROCESS! Here are 8 screening techniques to protect yourself.
- Establish tenant qualification standards or a tenant
selection policy based on legitimate business practices.
- Provide ALL applicants with a copy of your tenant qualification
standards or policy.
- Apply your tenant selection policy uniformly for applicants.
- Require consumer credit and criminal background (including
sex-offender check) reports on all applicants.
- Never rent to an illegal resident and ALWAYS require
valid photo identification.
- Always get cash or certified funds for the application
fee, first month’s rents, and deposits.
- Verify every detail of the applicant’s rental
history and income.
- Deny rent to all applicants who do not meet your tenant
selection policy!
National Consumer
Credit Reporting Agencies
Tenant Data Services, Inc.
Credit Reports and Criminal Reports for Nebraska Applicants
(800) 228-1837
www.tenantdata.com
Accurate Credit - www.accuratecredit.com
Experian (888) 397-3742 - www.experian.com
Equifax (800) 685-1111 - www.equifax.com
Trans Union (800) 916-8800 - www.transunion.com
Dunn & Bradstreet - www.dnb.com
National Tenant
Screening Services
National Tenant Screen - www.ntnnet.com
Rent Grow - www.rentgrow.com
Safe Rent - www.saferent.com
Tenant Check USA - www.tenantcheckusa.com
People Finder - www.555-1212.com
People Finder - www.theultimates.com
Criminal Background Records Check
Background Checks - www.backgroundchecks.com
Criminal Background Search - www.supersearch.com
Investigative Resource Center - www.factfind.com/database.htm
FBI Most Wanted Terrorists - www.fbi.gov/mostwant/terrorist/fugitive.htm
FBI Most Wanted Fugitives - www.fbi.gov/mostwant/fugitive/fpphome.htm
Parents for Megan’s Law - www.parentsformeganslaw.com
Crime.com - www.crime.com
Sex Registry Nationwide - www.crimetime.com
