When I talk to new and seasoned landlords alike, one of the topics we invariably land on is the importance of tenant screening. In fact, in full disclosure, I now operate a company that provides free ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law late Tuesday, Sept. 13, standardizing reusable tenant screening reports and creating a path to lowering rental application costs. Assembly Bill 2559, which ...

Landlords and tenants often accept the tenant screening process as a formality. But there’s a hidden set of processes that work behind the scenes to create the neatly formatted PDFs landlords rely on ...

The high school teacher and real estate agent racked up more than $200 in tenant screening fees, which they had to pay each time they applied to rent a unit. “Every place we went, we would have to do ...

When a landlord is reviewing applications for potential tenants, there are several key factors that he or she needs to look for. The landlord needs to make sure that the prospective renter is a good ...

Stringent tenant screening policies are compounding the housing crisis and making it harder for Indianapolis residents, especially Black renters, women and families with children, to find safe and ...

Two large private-equity-backed landlords discriminated against prospective tenants by relying on screening systems reporting inaccurate information about applicants’ previous evictions and criminal ...

On July 15, Mayor James Kenney signed into law Bill No. 210329 and Bill No. 210330, collectively known as The Renters' Access Act (the act). The bills were introduced by Councilmember Kendra Brooks ...

Eugene's limit on rental application screening fees conflicts with state law, according to a judge's ruling issued Tuesday. Lane County Circuit Court Judge Erin Fennerty wrote enforcement of the $10 ...