Tenant screening firm RealPage pays $3M to settle dispute over incorrect reports

Tenant screening company RealPage Inc. has agreed to pay $3 million in order to settle allegations that some of its reports were flawed over a five-year period.

Fair Housing Act Primer for Multifamily Owners

Fifty years ago, on April 11, 1968, The Fair Housing Act (FHA) became law. At first, the FHA only prohibited housing discrimination based upon race, color, religion, and national origin.

How Tenant Screening Changed In 2017

One of the most important things that property owners and landlords can do to prevent problems with renters is to conduct a thorough tenant screening. The best tenant screening reports cover areas like criminal record, eviction history

How to Successfully Screen Tenants For Your Investment Property

Believe it or not, effectively screening tenants can help you to eliminate as much as 95% of rental problems. That said, for those of you who find it difficult to relax when experiencing vacancies, then you’d probably want

theRRD provides a newer, simplified way to carry out tenant screening

Landlords and property managers face numerous challenges, but one of the trickiest is the process of screening prospective tenants.

LeaseRunner ramps up tenant screening software

LeaseRunner, which builds tenant screening and online leasing software for the rental market, has announced a significant update of its main product suite

AccuRental Tenant Screening Extended to Private Landlords

There are a lot of private landlords who only rent property every six months or so and this would not be a workable solution for them, but the launch of AccuRental has changed this. Now landlord credit checks can be as easy as filling out a simple form online.

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