Consequences of restricting landlord background checks
Excerpted from a Washington Policy Center article by Mark Harmsworth The City of Olympia, Washington is considering adding extreme restrictions for property owners on the tenant background checks they can […]
National landlords’ screening process inspires lawsuit
Excerpted from an NBC News article by Gretchen Morgenson Two large private-equity-backed landlords discriminated against prospective tenants by relying on screening systems reporting inaccurate information about applicants’ previous evictions and […]
Can background checks show if your identity was stolen?
Excerpted from an AOL Blog by Pete Grieve Conducting a background check on yourself isn’t always necessary if you’re concerned about identity theft, but there are situations when it can […]
Will limiting background checks make housing fairer?
Excerpted from a VOX article by Rachel M. Cohen Every year, more than 600,000 people leave US state and federal prisons. Then they need to find a place to live. Researchers […]