Verifying Rental
Applications
Source: Property Management for
Dummies
By: Robert Griswold
Bad Tenants do not walk around with word “deadbeat” printed on
their foreheads. The tenant screening process requires you to
be a detective, and all good detectives verify each fact and
take thorough notes. You want to ensure that the rental
prospect/s meet your minimum standards as outlined in your
statement of rental policy.
Keep copies of all rental applications, the corresponding
rental application forms, credit reports and all other
documentation for both accepted and rejected applicants for at
least three years. That way, if anyone ever makes a claim that
you discriminated against them, your best defense will be your
own records, which will clearly indicate that you had legal
rental criteria and you applied it consistently.