| An accredited agency can conduct background | | | | cross verified from a tenant's previous landlord. |
| check on behalf of a landlord. This saves a | | | | They also check if there has been any eviction in |
| landlord from the trouble of checking it himself | | | | the past. |
| and also avoids any risk factor involved in case a | | | | -Information about whether a tenant is on |
| landlord commits a mistake in a tenant's | | | | contract or has full term employment will be |
| assessment. Finding out the credit information and | | | | cross verified from the tenant's employer. |
| other financial details would be difficult by a | | | | -Information about credit scores of a tenant will |
| landlord. But, when this tenant's assessment work | | | | be revealed by a credit reference agency. This will |
| is handed over to a professional agency they | | | | inform a landlord about tenant's bankruptcy filings, |
| know exactly where to get the credit information | | | | county court Judgement or arrears if any. |
| from. This ensures that they have right credit | | | | -If there are any criminal records against a tenant |
| information and informs a landlord if he is | | | | or is he involved in any illicit activity will be found |
| financially sound or not. | | | | out from the Cops. |
| Fair Housing Laws and Fair Credit Reporting Act! | | | | This will not only help you find potential tenant and |
| Any accredited tenant assessor will adhere to the | | | | also avoid any broken lease agreements and |
| Fair Housing Laws and Fair Credit Reporting Act | | | | evictions in future. Eviction is an utter waste of |
| and use this as a guideline. According to this act, | | | | time and money. Consider tenant reference |
| an agency will have to have the tenant's consent | | | | agency to carry out the necessary tenant's credit |
| prior to any landlord background checks carried | | | | checks and cross verify the entire tenant's |
| out. Tenant's information will be collected from | | | | information from various sources. This will |
| various sources such as his previous landlord, | | | | guarantee a landlord the most qualifying tenant |
| employer, credit reference agency, bank and | | | | for his rental unit. This would not have been |
| police station. | | | | possible if a landlord was to cross verify tenant's |
| -Information about any rental defaults or | | | | information on his own. |
| damages to landlord's building or contents will be | | | | |