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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

Expand Knowledge and Build Skills Certification programs cover topics such as fair housing laws, leasing strategies, maintenance oversight, financial management, and tenant relations. Benefits: Enhances leasing success and tenant engagement, boosting occupancy. Below are some well-known apartment management certifications.

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

Buildium

Managers need tools that accurately track rent payments, expenses, and deposits while keeping owner and tenant funds separate. A solid leasing feature set includes customizable lease templates, online applications, background checks, and electronic signatures. Automation plays a big role here.

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

T&H Realty

Know the Laws — Yes, Even for One Property Indiana’s Landlord-Tenant laws are fairly landlord-friendly—but they’re still laws. Screening is Everything Want to avoid the horror stories? It starts with screening. Need help screening applicants or understanding Indy’s leasing landscape? Don’t just go with your gut.

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Streamlining Real Estate: Choosing Manageable Rentals

Real Property Management Chicago

Single-family rental property ownership and management has many advantages, including the fact that there is often only one tenant to deal with, which makes it easier to manage. It is more difficult to administer multifamily dwellings because you must deal with multi-family tenants. It is simpler to determine who is in charge of what.

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How to keep LA tenant eviction rate to Zero!

Real Property Management Choice

Although we assisted many property owners to evict their existing tenants and saw many horrible cases, we have kept a zero eviction rate for the tenants qualified by us. So, how do we keep our tenant eviction rate at zero? Follow strict policies and procedures from applicant screening to rent collection.

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Tenant screening best practices for landlords and property managers

MRI Software

Tenant screening is a universal practice for landlords and property managers looking to find the best tenants for their affordable housing communities. Good tenant screening helps accurately assess which applicants will pay their rent on time and take good care of the units.