 LANDLORD background check (by JT [TX]) Jul 19, 2018 8:09 AM
 LANDLORD background check (by Deanna [TX]) Jul 19, 2018 8:19 AM
LANDLORD background check (by OPM [OR]) Jul 19, 2018 8:30 AM
LANDLORD background check (by WMH [NC]) Jul 19, 2018 8:43 AM
LANDLORD background check (by AllyM [NJ]) Jul 19, 2018 8:46 AM
LANDLORD background check (by Vee [OH]) Jul 19, 2018 9:19 AM
LANDLORD background check (by WMH [NC]) Jul 19, 2018 9:36 AM
LANDLORD background check (by Kurt [MI]) Jul 19, 2018 10:06 AM
LANDLORD background check (by Richard [MI]) Jul 19, 2018 10:20 AM
LANDLORD background check (by Oregon Woodsmoke [ID]) Jul 19, 2018 11:56 AM
LANDLORD background check (by cjo'h [CT]) Jul 19, 2018 12:52 PM
LANDLORD background check (by Deanna [TX]) Jul 19, 2018 1:30 PM
LANDLORD background check (by cjo'h [CT]) Jul 19, 2018 1:53 PM
LANDLORD background check (by J [FL]) Jul 19, 2018 2:32 PM
LANDLORD background check (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Jul 19, 2018 9:16 PM
LANDLORD background check (by JT [TX]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 8:09 AM
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Can tenants legally conduct background checks on their landlords? If so, what would be the best way to get a complete and accurate background check on the landlord?
I am asking especially since some landlords live in the rental property (e.g. landlords who rent our rooms in their house, landlords who live in the same apartment building, etc.) and I want to be safe. --99.172.xx.xxx |
LANDLORD background check (by Deanna [TX]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 8:19 AM
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Interesting.
If you live in a small enough town, the grapevine should be sufficient. It works pretty well for, say, population 10k or less, though you have to be careful not to ask an actual relative--- because some people don't like to speak bad about their kin.
If you're in, like, Houston or Dallas, though, that's not going to help you at all. You can check the appraisal district to see if they pay their taxes, which is a good start. But without a birthday and a social, all you can do is a name search, and if they have a common name, there's no way of telling.
How did you find out about this person? If you have mutual friends, or if you go to the same church, or things like that--- it has a greater chance of being a solid thing. Other people can give references as to the character of the person you'll be near. But if you're just responding to, say, an ad off Craigslist, there's no telling what you'll get.
I would only be worried if I was renting space (like a room) that was in someone else's territory. If the landlord is the other half of a duplex, or the landlord has an apartment onsite, or whatever-- that's not worth worrying about, because it's just a neighbor-- even though you're in a subordinate position to that neighbor, you still have clearly defined territories. But when you're renting a room, the other person perceives that room as "part of their house they're giving up", and there's the whole problem of common space (kitchen, living room). And what if someone does cooking smells, or someone likes to talk and the other one doesn't, or whatever. --96.46.xxx.xx |
LANDLORD background check (by OPM [OR]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 8:30 AM
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One would also need a signed release to do a Credit Check --162.247.xx.xx |
LANDLORD background check (by WMH [NC]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 8:43 AM
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You can try any of the public background check programs out there: Been Verified, People Search, etc.
But without knowing exact personal details such as SSN and birthday, you are not going to know if you have the right person.
I've searched on myself before, and found LOTS of incorrect info... --50.82.xxx.xx |
LANDLORD background check (by AllyM [NJ]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 8:46 AM
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The only way is to find people who used to live there and ask them. I had a terrible landlord who brought his friends in to look at my unit without asking and he upped my rent ten percent. I left.
You might drive by or walk a dog by and talk to any tenants who might be outside. Ask on facebook if you can if any of your friends know anyone who rented at that address. Talk to him and see if he comes across as sane. We evaluate people all the time when we meet them. Use your sixth sense and google him on line to see how many evictions he has had. It should be in some court website. --73.178.xxx.xx |
LANDLORD background check (by Vee [OH]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 9:19 AM
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I have seen hints of this floating back, I just tell them we have excellent standing in eviction court and they drift off my radar. --76.188.xxx.xx |
LANDLORD background check (by WMH [NC]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 9:36 AM
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I have offered to let prospective tenants interview a few of my residents in the past. Of course I hand-selected those who were especially happy! ;) --50.82.xxx.xx |
LANDLORD background check (by Kurt [MI]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 10:06 AM
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No, no one can do a formal check on someone without prior permission. Informally (what ever info can be found in public) then yes. --68.61.xx.xxx |
LANDLORD background check (by Richard [MI]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 10:20 AM
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Privacy has been dead for some time.
Everything about you is collected and sold by social media.
All you need to do is type in an address and you will be amazed. Try it and see.
Anybody who is even half good at being a snoop can find out everything about you and that's without the big players just selling the info to them.
Like it or not. --66.188.xx.xxx |
LANDLORD background check (by Oregon Woodsmoke [ID]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 11:56 AM
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If you ask the same question all over the internet, will you get different answers from the different websites? --72.35.xxx.xx |
LANDLORD background check (by cjo'h [CT]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 12:52 PM
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JT, if you come from a small town in America ,you probably just have to ask one of the neighbours,you'll probably find out more than you really want to know.I was born and grew up in a rural area in Northern Ireland,about four miles Northwest of what we called our hometown,we knew,we knew everyone within a radius of six miles around that town or more,and going back two hundred years,who was related to who and what they ate for breakfast,or if they didn't like breakfast,now what was the name of the person you wanted to know about......................charlie................................and who they were related to.................................oh that guy?..............let's see now.............................No you don't want to do that.............................. --174.199.xx.xxx |
LANDLORD background check (by Deanna [TX]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 1:30 PM
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@cjo'h-- "Oh, I remember so-and-so. She had the nicest eyes when she was in high school. Now, let me tell you about her first husband..." :P --96.46.xxx.xx |
LANDLORD background check (by cjo'h [CT]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 1:53 PM
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Deanna,yeah and the little mole she had behind her left ear,and the kind of dress she wore on Monday and the one she wore on Friday,didn't you just hate that belt.............................charlie......................no taste whatsoever................................ --174.199.xx.xxx |
LANDLORD background check (by J [FL]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 2:32 PM
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Once information is out there on the internet there's not much you can do. You can't put toothpaste back in the tube.
--72.188.xxx.xxx |
LANDLORD background check (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Posted on: Jul 19, 2018 9:16 PM
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Yelp, Facebook, LinkedIN, BBB, court records at the courthouse, ask the police, check crime records for that address, SexOffender search, ask the neighbors esp the other residents in the building.
BRAD --68.50.xxx.xxx |
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