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Can California Landlords Refuse Tenants With Criminal Pasts?

Genuine Property Management

California landlords may consider criminal convictions during the tenant screening process, but overly broad or inconsistent rental criminal background check policies can violate housing laws. For California landlords, applicant screening plays a key role in risk management—protecting both the property and other tenants.

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Choosing an apartment management certification: Tips and comparisons

Buildium

Leasing and Marketing: Master effective marketing, unit showings, applicant screening, and lease negotiations to attract and keep tenants. Maintenance and Property Operations: Understand preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, vendor management, capital improvements, and software tools.

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Stessa vs Buildium: Which software is best for you in 2025?

Buildium

A solid leasing feature set includes customizable lease templates, online applications, background checks, and electronic signatures. When leasing software ties directly into applicant screening, digital document storage, and rent collection, it reduces the chance for errors and cuts the time it takes to complete each lease.

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Renting Out Your House for the First Time in Indianapolis? Read This First.

T&H Realty

You’ll need to follow the rules around: Security deposits Fair housing compliance Proper notice for entry and lease terminations Habitability standards Eviction process And if you’re managing this yourself, you’ll be responsible for lease drafting, application screening, and knowing how to deny an applicant legally if needed.

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Streamlining Real Estate: Choosing Manageable Rentals

Real Property Management Chicago

More work is generated as a result, including more advertising, applicant screening, rent collection, move-ins and move-outs, and upkeep. It is more difficult to administer multifamily dwellings because you must deal with multi-family tenants.

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Fair Housing in Practice: Dos and Don’ts for DC Property Owners 2023

Nest DC

Fair treatment of tenants doesn’t just start at the time of reviewing an application; it starts with your rental listing going live. While fair housing covers every aspect of renting, it’s during the marketing and application screening phases that we see the most mistakes. great schools!” Want some more resources?

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How to keep LA tenant eviction rate to Zero!

Real Property Management Choice

Follow strict policies and procedures from applicant screening to rent collection. We don’t just qualify an applicant to get the property rented faster. If they don’t do that now when they’re trying to be the best possible applicant, how are they going to be when they are supposed to pay their rent?