When it comes to renting out your rental property, choosing the right tenant is one of the most important decisions you will make, which is why it’s important to understand how to run a background ...

As a landlord, finding a reliable tenent to reside in your rental property, or rental properties, can be a stressful task. Asking for references, doing background checks and taking a look at finances ...

Our editorial team draws on its extensive knowledge and experience in the background check industry to independently assess screening companies. We evaluated over 40 data points across 20 vetted ...

The Fair Chance for Housing Act, passed by the City Council Wednesday, will limit the extent to which landlords, real estate brokers and other entities can factor in past convictions when considering ...

Starting in 2025, New York City landlords will be barred from performing criminal background checks on some tenants. The City Council on Wednesday approved a bill that limits a landlord’s ability to ...

Pols Debate Barring NYC Landlords From Running Tenant Criminal Background Checks A City Council bill that would mostly bar landlords from conducting criminal background checks on prospective tenants ...

For years, advocates have pushed to limit how New York City landlords can use criminal records to screen tenants. By Mihir Zaveri The New York City Council passed a bill on Wednesday that would limit ...

The city’s housing authority should conduct systematic criminal background checks on its tenants, state Senator Carl Kruger told the New York Sun yesterday. The “criteria for continuing tenancy should ...