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MRU Before the Tenancy Discussion Forum > Application Procedures

What application procedures do you follow? Do you verify credit, income and prior landlord's? Do you charge an application fee? If so, how much?

September 7, 2009 | Registered CommenterMRU Managing Editor

Hi we are a property management firm in California and we have applicants fill out a C.A.R. approved application, we charge $25 for a credit check, verify employment and request proof of income, we verify prior landlord and current living situation. And if they have a copy of their credit report we will use it. We also provide them with a copy of the credit report we ran. And a letter if we turned them down.

May 27, 2010 | Registered CommenterMichelle Miracle

Excellent. Do you check any aspect of their "social media" background? This is something that people are beginning to discuss and MRU would like to know if anyone is actively reviewing Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or MySpace pages.

May 29, 2010 | Registered CommenterMRU Managing Editor

In Missouri, where my community is located, there is a statewide website "Missouri Case Net" where you can look up court records. I check this site with applicant names and have caught a couple of pending criminal charges which would not have normally shown on the screening report.

December 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterNaomi