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Tony Huynh Tenant accusing me discriminate them
28 December 2023 | 7 replies
Criminals or people with a criminal history are not a protected class. 
Kevin Harrison Why are squatters/tenants who refuse to leave not held liable?
9 July 2017 | 28 replies
In both civil and criminal court?
Ronaldo Carvalho What to look for when buying a multifamily?
10 July 2017 | 12 replies
You'll have to honor the existing leases through the expiration of their term (as long as the tenant hasn't breached for non-payment, etc) but can raise rents, terminate leases, etc. at the expiration of the term.I don't see much point in running background / eviction / credit / criminal checks on tenants that are already in the property.
Rhondalette W. Should I rent to these people? Does credit score matter?
13 July 2017 | 9 replies
(All have same addresses on drivers licenses/Identification)They have decided that the lease will be in 2 of the 3 of their names because the 3rd woman has past eviction in 2010 (7 years ago) so she will be an occupant but not on the lease and she has past traffic/criminal record (not sure if it is DWI or something else report doesn't specify) but she will not be on lease but probably indirectly paying rent to other women as she will be an occupant).Woman #1- qualifies income wise by herself 3x's the rent but has a ton of outstanding student loans and bad credit rated 515.
Marie Skaggs bad tenant, eviction, appeal, what do i do?
4 August 2017 | 20 replies
So I would advise that you learn a bit about better tenant screening; in PA, the state now has free internet searches for lots of important things pertaining to tenant screening, including criminal court records, landlord tenant magistrate records, and even traffic driving offense court records (useful for the tenant that drives for the first job or is Uber or Lyft driver on the side).
Daria B. Bad tenants - we need a database :-(
6 August 2017 | 76 replies
My motto is the best offence is strong defence.
Tom R. Would you rent to someone with a past eviction?
16 January 2024 | 16 replies
Yes we do, if they meet all of our rental criteria (residence/rental history, income/employment history, financial/credit history, legal/criminal history)  and with additional security deposit to cover our risk. 
Dylan B. First time using Cozy
3 January 2018 | 20 replies
We do our credit/criminal/eviction checks via our state's LL association, and it is still a fax and paper process.  
Account Closed Tenant Screening Fees- is $40 per person too much?
5 March 2019 | 42 replies
We charge $32 per applicant for a credit/criminal/eviction check.
Juan Rango Rental properties seem worse than traditional investments
22 October 2017 | 110 replies
And run by criminals.