background checks for tenants, tenant screening

An Update on Fair Chance Housing Ordinances and Tenant Background Checks

By Michael Klazema | 02/16/2021

Landlords in 2021 must navigate significant regulatory upheaval in tenant background checks and federal housing vouchers...

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tenant screening

Best Practices for Tenant Screening

By Michael Klazema | 02/12/2021

Tenant background screening is a fraught category of background checks due to ethical questions and new policies. Parts ...

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Industry News, tenant screening

Rule Changes for Tenant Screenings Worry Landlords

By Michael Klazema | 10/17/2019

Across the country, access to affordable housing and whether landlords have created unfair barriers to housing remain ho...

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Industry News, tenant screening, Minneapolis

Debate Rages in Minneapolis over Limiting Tenant Background Checks

By Michael Klazema | 07/30/2019

Should Minneapolis regulate the use of background checks for tenant screenings? That’s the question that the Minneapolis...

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Industry News, tenant screening, Portland

Portland Considers Proposal to Regulate Tenant Screening Process

By Michael Klazema | 04/11/2019

The balance between landlord and tenant rights is delicate. On one side are individuals who require an adequate place to...

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Industry News, tenant screening, discrimination

New Jersey Town Tries and Fails to Mandate Background Checks for Tenants

By Michael Klazema | 06/27/2018

Who is the new neighbor that just moved in to the rental next door? That question was at the heart of one recent attempt...

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Compliance and Legislation, oregon, tenant screening

Tenant Screenings in Oregon Have Become More Restricted

By Michael Klazema | 11/23/2013

With the passage of Senate Bill 91 earlier this year, landlords in Oregon will be limited in the use of information obta...

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