Tenant Screening
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

By request: Nebraska Specific

Tenant Data Services, Inc.

Credit Reports and Criminal Reports for Nebraska Applicants

(800) 228-1837

www.tenantdata.com

Nebraska Criminal History Search-$10 each
- http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/findfile.asp?id2=174


Nebraska Sexual Offender Search
- http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/sor/


Douglas County Wants & Outstanding Warrants
- http://www.co.douglas.ne.us/dept/sheriff/services/warrants/index.php


Criminal Back Ground Check-Douglas County…$10 fee
- http://www.co.douglas.ne.us/dept/sheriff/services/bgchecks/index.php


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