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Properly rejecting a rental candidate
Hey Everyone- So I am new landlord and am very close to getting my first tenants in my rental unit. My dilemma is I had two groups send in applications at the same time, pass background & credit check but one group is significantly better candidates. IE- more stable income, more tenant references, and the biggest reason-they are willing to pay an additional non refundable fee for their pet. I have read the BP book so I know how important/ fragile is can be to reject a potential tenant the right way. My question is, is it ok to simply get back to them and say there are better qualified candidates? Also if this group is looking for a more detailed response in addition to my adverse action notice as to why we are choosing another group, are the reasons listed above okay to use since they don't fall under any discrimination laws ( age, sex, religion) Thanks for your time and help with this