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With so many Fair Housing Laws , it is important for landlords to know how to properly deny a tenant application. The main factors to look at when choosing tenants are: Credit Score, Eviction History, Background Check, Landlord & Employer References, and Income-to-Rent Ratio (3x) . You need to let the prospective tenant know that you will not be selecting their application by sending them an adverse action letter . Here are some additional resources to help you. 15 Legal Reasons to Deny a Tenant 5 Valid Reasons To Deny Rental Applications

If you need to verify the landlord information on a rental application or if you're interested in purchasing vacant property, you can do a free property owner search. The Internet has an abundance of information if you take time to use it. If someone owns a property, you can be sure they're paying taxes on it and that the county tax assessor will have their information on record. Enter the Property Address > Submit > Details > Owner History You can verify the owner name but you will have to do more Google searching for their contact information.

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