| The Two Sides | | | | sides is right nor wrong. Tenants have to deal |
| As a landlord, are you one of those who require | | | | with these situations differently and base their |
| your possible tenants to submit to a criminal | | | | judgement on the results. People should try to |
| check? Maybe you should ask yourself this | | | | find out first how recent the crime happened. And |
| question - is a criminal check an invasion of | | | | another thing, being a criminal does not always |
| privacy or not? This is also goes for tenants who | | | | mean being a bad tenant. |
| may want to do a criminal check on possible | | | | The best thing for a tenant with a criminal record |
| landlords. This will actually prove to be very helpful. | | | | to remedy the situation with the landlord is to talk |
| The first side of the coin belongs to the landlord. | | | | and explain to them what really happened. If in |
| Landlords conduct criminal checks on possible | | | | case the tenant successfully explains all the things |
| tenants with several reasons in mind. Security and | | | | that happened and has proven that he is not a |
| the safety of the landlord and of the other | | | | threat to them, then chances are the landlords will |
| tenants is one. With this requirement, the landlords | | | | lease out to them. On the other side, if you are a |
| and their other tenants will now feel a lot safer. | | | | landlord who agrees that tenant with criminal |
| Accepting the right tenant will assure these people | | | | records should not be and can not be trusted, |
| less trouble. Another reason is that people with | | | | then you have to open up with your tenant about |
| criminal records simply just leave without paying | | | | it. This may even bridge the gap. |
| their rent. Although this may be argued because | | | | Performing A Trusted Criminal Check |
| there are tenants who prove negative in criminal | | | | Performing a criminal check on someone especially |
| checks but still fail to pay some. | | | | possible teats has become a lot easier throughout |
| But on the other side, although it has some | | | | the years and has become a trusted tool. |
| positives going for it, some people believe that | | | | Landlords can easily go to the Government and or |
| criminal check invades the privacy of individuals. | | | | surf the web for all the information the need. |
| Those with criminal records of any kind, even | | | | They just have to know where to look. |
| lame types, feel that this will go against them and | | | | Most of the information the landlords will need can |
| that they have been judged. | | | | be found by doing free criminal checks on possible |
| Then what is the right thing to do? The scenario | | | | tenants and they can easily find out if that person |
| id that on one side are the landlords who will not | | | | has done a crime or not. A lot of this information |
| do business with someone who has a criminal | | | | are found on the internet but there are still some |
| record and on the other side are those possible | | | | information that is not on the internet and can be |
| tenants with criminal records but still wants a fair | | | | only accessed by going to the local government. |
| treatment. Neither of those who belong to these | | | | |