Rental Screening

[Kevin Smith]

I have a pretty low turnover on my rentals in California. About

every six months I have a vacancy at which time I run an ad in Craigslist

and hold an open house. I usually get back three or four applications

that I run free of charge. I give the people two days to get the apps back to me.

 I choose the tenant based on credit and rental history without any set ratios

as the quality of applications varies from one neighborhood to the next. I call

the best candidate and then call the others to let them know that the home has

been rented. Could screening the applicants as a group cause any legal problems?

                                            thanks,

                                                 Kevin