Screening tenants is a tedious but necessary part of the leasing process for your Lancaster rental property. Without a careful screening process, you open your property up to trouble tenants, vacancies, and potential evictions. However, landlords have many questions surrounding rental qualifications due to COVID-19. Everyone agrees the COVID-19 pandemic has added challenges to landlords […]
Tag Archives: tenant screening
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May
May
Under Maryland law, you do not have to accept housing applications for those on unemployment in Prince George’s County (PG County). However, some landlords do accept applicants whose income comes from unemployment insurance under specific stipulations, especially with how high the unemployment rate is right now due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. There are, of course, […]
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Apr
Apr
Screening tenants is a tedious and necessary part of the leasing process for your Harrisburg rental property. Without a careful screening process, you open your property up to trouble tenants, vacancies, and potential eviction. Screening Tenants For Your Harrisburg, PA Rental Property Examples of Trouble Tenants: Problem Payers: Those with a history of late payments […]
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Aug
Aug
We all know how important it is to interview tenant references when deciding whether to lease to a prospective tenant. In the past, we have discussed how to do just that, as well as provided some tips for how to double check, and ensure a potential tenant’s references are even real. But have you put […]
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May
May
There is a thin line separating who should be considered a guest in your Pikesville rental property and who constitutes an actual residing tenant. And, if you are not careful, guests that overstay their welcome in your rental property can quickly turn into serious liabilities if they become more tenant-like than guest-like. In order to […]
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Apr
Apr
Thorough tenant screening of all prospective Maryland tenants is critical to the success of your rental property business. Place the wrong tenant in your property and you could face enormous financial loss, property damage, and even the fall of your rental property business altogether. When you are screening potential tenants for your investment property, especially […]
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Oct
Oct
Rental fraud: What is it and how can Maryland landlords avoid it? For those of you who have yet to experience the horror of rental fraud, we are here to explain to you exactly what it is. Rental fraud is when someone who is not you or your Maryland rental management company claims to own […]
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Jul
Jul
One of the most important parts of the tenant screening process is to make sure the prospective tenant has verifiable employment and income. This tenant screening process is important for two reasons: It helps you ensure that the applicant has the income to pay rent regularly and on time. It helps you ensure that the […]
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Feb
Feb
We are all looking for that neat and responsible tenant who will respect the property, keep it clean and pay bills in time. And it’s not always easy to judge reliability from a brief meeting and a pile of paperwork. At Bay Property Management Group, we’ve put together a few pointers that will help you […]
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