http://realtyandrenting.com Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:12:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://realtyandrenting.com/2009/06/how-landlords-should-investigate-tenants/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Mike M Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:12:33 +0000 http://realtyandrenting.com/?p=78#comment-2 Interesting post. Getting Social Security numbers from applicants can be a tricky process. Criminal background checks are an important part of the rental screening process, as you noted, in ensuring the safety of fellow tenants. Applicants don’t necessarily need to supply their Social Security numbers in order for the landlord to run the credit check. There are online solutions out there to help address this privacy issue for tenants and landlords. These provide credit and criminal background checks through a Web site, which reduces the cost and time it takes for the overall process. One such source is from TransUnion (my employer) www.MySmartMove.com. Interesting post. Getting Social Security numbers from applicants can be a tricky process. Criminal background checks are an important part of the rental screening process, as you noted, in ensuring the safety of fellow tenants. Applicants don’t necessarily need to supply their Social Security numbers in order for the landlord to run the credit check. There are online solutions out there to help address this privacy issue for tenants and landlords. These provide credit and criminal background checks through a Web site, which reduces the cost and time it takes for the overall process. One such source is from TransUnion (my employer) http://www.MySmartMove.com.

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