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 ...

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 ...

Conducting a thorough tenant screening is crucial for real estate investors who want to find reliable and responsible tenants. The process typically starts with a comprehensive application form that ...

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 ...

The Michigan state Senate Housing and Human Services Committee listens to testimony on bills concerning renters and landlords on June 24, 2025 | Photo by Anna Liz Nichols/Michigan Advance Legislation ...

Incidents of inaccurate, outdated and misleading information in tenant background reports are on the rise, according to a pair of reports from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB ...

"3-in-1" Leasing Application Combines ID, Income, and Enhanced Credit Verification LOS ANGELES and CAMARILLO, Calif., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rently, the leader in self-touring and smart home ...

As a landlord, finding a reliable tenent to reside in your rental property, or rental properties, can be a stressful task. Asking for references, doing background checks and taking a look at finances ...

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 ...

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 ...