The Fair Chance for Housing Act, passed by the City Council Wednesday, will limit the extent to which landlords, real estate brokers and other entities can factor in past convictions when considering ...

Progressives are pushing to stop landlords from being able to conduct criminal background checks on prospective tenants before leasing their property. A new bill introduced by "Squad" members Reps.

Criminal background checks are one of the most legally complex aspects of tenant screening. While landlords generally have the right to consider criminal history, blanket policies that automatically ...

As a landlord, you should only want the best candidates to become your tenants. Great applicants become great tenants who pay rent on time, renew their leases, and become reliable members of your ...

Whether you’re a landlord vetting a potential tenant or a business owner hiring new staff, today’s background check services promise instant access to public records, credit information, social media ...

Landlords and tenants often accept the tenant screening process as a formality. But there’s a hidden set of processes that work behind the scenes to create the neatly formatted PDFs landlords rely on ...

A few days before Thanksgiving 2019, Joyce Williams lost her job as a security guard in Chicago, and in the few months it took her to find work again, she fell behind on rent. Her apartment, located ...

As a small landlord, a single bad tenant can devastate your business. Unlike large management companies with diversified portfolios and legal departments, you don’t have the financial cushion to ...