Tenant Screening during COVID-19 pandemic is being provided with little to no interruption in services. As we adapt our work and personal lives to protect ourselves from COVID-19, some processes are changing in order to complete a background screening. Transactions begun prior to the pandemic are still moving forward and new transactions are being completed. … Read more
Credit Reports A common question we often hear is how to get a background screening without a social security number. Most property managers, landlords and homeowner associations want a credit report included when screening buyers and renters. It’s a sensible choice since credit reports include so much information. Credit reports include personal identification, trade lines … Read more
Are you receiving private secure tenant screening? In light of the confirmation by Yahoo of a data breach affecting 500 million user accounts, you may be thinking about your computer security. If you are a property manager, HOA or condo association, realtor or landlord, you are already managing your applicant’s private information. Securing this … Read more
Canadian Tenant Screening Due to Canadian privacy laws, Canadian Tenant Screening differs from tenant screening in the U.S. Canadians Buy in the U.S. Even with the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, foreign buyers purchase a large share of residential properties. According to The 2016 Profile of International Activity by the National Association of Realtors, buyers … Read more
Does a Property Manager need a social security number? What if your tenant does not want to provide it? Here’s some answers and ways to manage the issue. Ordering Background Checks Maybe you use a paper application, scan it and send it to the background screening agency. Or maybe you input the information in a … Read more
Tenant Credit Reports to Include New Information When using credit reports to screen new buyers, property managers and associations will soon see more information. Homeowner Association (HOA) payments will be included on credit reports. Sperlonga Data & Analytics, a credit data aggregator, announced an agreement to furnish homeowner association payment and account status data to … Read more
Tenant Screening Services When researching tenant screening services, look for these 5 things. Identity Development Verifying the identity of the individual is the first step when searching an applicant’s financial and criminal history. Identity development matches the applicant’s primary identification including: Names including aliases Date of Birth Address History Social Security Number Validation Credit Report … Read more
Background Check Glossary The background check industry is filled with technical terms that may appear on criminal searches within a background check for tenant screening. In order to help our customers understand phrases that may be confusing on a tenant screening report, we have compiled a glossary of legal terms designed to make reading … Read more
Tenant Background Check To obtain a comprehensive tenant background check on a prospective tenant or resident, it may be advisable to perform a county courthouse search in addition to a broad database search. There are many firms selling consumer information which have been derived from databases. Databases have evolved to become great resources for criminal … Read more